If the decolorizer is not left on long enough 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 not left on long enough during the Gram-staining procedure, it will not fully remove the crystal violet-iodine complex from either the gram-positive or gram-negative bacteria. As a result, both types of bacteria will retain the purple color of the crystal violet stain instead of the gram-negative bacteria being decolorized and then stained pink by the counterstain (usually safranin).

If the Decolorizer Is Not Left on Long Enough in the Gram-Staining