Gram-positive bacteria show blue or purple after Gram-staining in a laboratory test. They have thick cell walls. Gram-negative bacteria show pink or red on staining and have thin walls.

More information: Çağatay Işıl et al, Virtual Gram staining of label-free bacteria using dark-field microscopy and deep learning, Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ads2757.

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The color of gram positive and gram negative bacteria at each stage of Gram staining. Credit: Technology Networks Gram stain procedure ... [June 6 2022], salmonella species and pseudomonas species.