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laboratories. We believe this method will bring about more 

 uniform results than the selection of any standard Gram method. 

 2. That the dye manufacturers attempt to improve the dyes 

 used in the Gram stain by the addition of alkali which will not 

 affect the stability of aqueous solutions of the dye. 



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