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Which bacteria is affected by the decolorizer, ethanol?

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The Gram staining method is based on the ability of the cell walls of Gram-positive bacteria to retain the crystal violet dye in their cytoplasm during the decolorizing process while the cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria do not. So the cells affected by the ethanol are Gram positive.
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