You are given an electron micrograph of a bacterial cell. In the micrograph you can clearly see three thin layers of different densities surrounding the cell

Based on the micrograph, you can infer that this cell is ________ and would appear ________ after application of the Gram stain procedure.
A) gram-positive / purple
B) gram-negative / pink
C) gram-positive / pink
D) gram-negative / purple


Answer: B

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