You find colorless areas in cells in a Gram-stained smear. What should you apply next?
A) an acid-fast stain
B) a flagella stain
C) an endospore stain
D) a capsule stain
E) a simple stain

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Colorless areas in cells in a Gram-stained smear often indicate the presence of endospores, which do not take up the Gram stain. An endospore stain would help visualize these structures.

You Find Colorless Areas in Cells in a Gram-Stained Smear