Answer the following questions  What is the purpose of the 95% ethanol step in the Gram staining procedure? (1 Mark) xiii) What is the function of the following reagents used in Gram stain:  a) Crystal Violet  b) Gram’s iodine  c) Acetone/alcohol  d) Safranin

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What is the purpose of the 95% ethanol step in the Gram staining procedure? (1 Mark)

xiii) What is the function of the following reagents used in Gram stain:

 a) Crystal Violet

 b) Gram’s iodine

 c) Acetone/alcohol

 d) Safranin

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