If the decolorizer is left on too long in the Gram-staining procedure,gram-positive organisms will be stained __________ and gram-negative organisms will be stained __________.

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If the decolorizer is left on too long during the Gram-staining procedure, it can remove the crystal violet-iodine complex from both gram-positive and gram-negative cells, leading them both to take up the counterstain (commonly safranin) and appear pink.

If the Decolorizer Is Left on Too Long in the Gram-Staining