Sunday, December 11, 2016

Classification based on Gram Coloring

An important classification of bacteria is by gram coloring.
Gram staining is a common technique used to differentiate two large groups of bacteria based on their different cell wall constituents. The Gram stain procedure distinguishes between Gram positive and Gram negative groups by coloring these cells red or violet.

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