General Aspects of Gram Stained Culture Smears

Cellular Arrangement

In addition to staining reaction and shape, it is important to observe the cellular arrangement of microorganisms on the smear. The cellular arrangements are:

  • single cells
  • pairs
  • chains
  • clusters
  • budding

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