A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has introduced a virtual Gram staining technique that could transform how microbiologists stain and classify bacteria.

Although simple stains are useful, they do not reveal details about the bacteria other than morphology and arrangement. The Gram stain is a differential stain commonly used in the microbiology ...

A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has introduced a virtual Gram staining technique that could transform how microbiologists stain and classify bacteria.

This illustration depicts a photomicrographic view of Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacteria using a ... [+] Gram-stain technique. Image courtesy CDC. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).

Gram staining - ALWAYS an IMPORTANT first step- determines Gram reaction ... Practice 3: Upon performing the oxidase test on two unkown bacteria (A and B) a student notes that bacterium A immediately ...