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You can perform a specific staining method to confirm the purity on the culture. Describe this staining method.

Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E

6th Edition

ISBN:9781133893943

Author:ESTRIDGE

Publisher:ESTRIDGE

Chapter7: Basic Clinical Microbiology

Section7.4: The Gram Stain

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