Gram Stains of Bacteria Some of the unknowns used in class Note: differences in media used to grow, growth rate, age of culture, concentration of cells, technique will lead to differences in appearance when Gram staining. Bio 243 Microbiology Muse
Escherichia coli Gram stain
Klebsiella pneumoniae Gram stains
Enterobacter aerogenes Gram stain
Staphylococcus aureus Gram stain
Staphylococcus epidermis Gram stain The Grapes of Staph!
Bacillus subtilis
Bacillus cereus Sporulating: ? stain Gram stain
Bacillus megaterium Gram stain
Bacillus megaterium Spore stain
Micrococcus luteus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Gram stain
Proteus vulgaris 1000x Gram stain 2000x flagellar
Mycobacterium smegmatis Acid Fast Staining