Gram's method

English

Etymology

After Hans Christian Gram, Danish bacteriologist.

Proper noun

Gram's method

  1. (medicine) A staining technique, using a sequence of crystal violet, iodine and safranine, used to differentiate bacteria into two large groups of species.

Synonyms

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