25. Assume you stain a bacterium by applying the basic dye carbolfuchsin; then
decolorize with acid alcohol; and then counterstain with methylene blue. Through the
microscope the cells appear red. What else do you know about this bacterium?
A. The bacterium is Gram negative.
B. The bacterium is Acid-slow.
C. The bacterium is capable of producing endospores.
D. The bacterium is could be the causative agent of tuberculosis.
E. The bacterium has a capsule.

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