You Find Colorless Areas in Cells in a Gram-Stained Smear

Question

You find colorless areas in cells in a Gram-stained smear.What should you do next?
A)an acid-fast stain
B)a flagella stain
C)a capsule stain
D)an endospore stain
E)a simple stain

Accepted Answer

Colorless areas in cells could indicate the presence of endospores. Therefore, the most appropriate next step would be to perform an endospore stain to confirm the presence of endospores. The other stain options (acid-fast, flagella, capsule, and simple) would not be as useful in identifying endospores.