What color do gram-negative bacteria appear on a gram-stained microscopic slide?
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Gram-negative bacteria appear RED.
During the Gram stain procedure, gram-negative bacteria lose the crystal violet iodine complex when it is washed out with alcohol, take up the secondary dye safranin, and become red.
