CLIA: General Laboratory / Misc.

Question

What is the purpose of using methyl alcohol in the gram stain procedure:

Please select the single best answer

Fix all gram positive organisms

Decolorize all gram positive organisms

Decolorize all gram negative organisms

Fix all gram negative organisms

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