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- 5. Always avoid producing these by allowing an emulsion to completely air dry before heat-fixing
- 7. Color of gram negative bacteria
- 8. Color of gram positive bacteria
- 10. Tool used to aseptically transfer water and organism samples to slide surface
- 14. Staining process that requires the use of only one dye per slide
- 15. Begin with this type of emulsion, for both staining procedure
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- 1. Type of paper used to blot dry smear after the staining process is complete
- 2. Used to decolorize in the gram stain procedure
- 3. First stain used in the gram stain procedure
- 4. Used as a counterstain in the gram stain procedure
- 6. If prepared correctly, the smear should be slightly _______
- 8. Heat-fixing coagulates a bacteria's ______ for better staining
- 9. The gram stain is this type of stain
- 11. Second stain used in the gram stain procedure
- 12. Type of stain most commonly used in bacteriology
- 13. Bacterial smear made prior to most staining procedures