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Description

Crystal violet is a triphenylmethane dye most commonly used for gram-staining procedures and classifying bacteria. Gram positive bacteria stain crystal violet whereas gram negative cells do not retain the crystal violet and stain red. This staining method is also used to detect cytotoxicity or cell death causes by chemicals, drugs or toxins from pathogens. Crystal violet measures cell death since it binds to proteins and DNA. When cells undergo cell death, they lose their adherence to cell culture plates and are subsequently lost from the population of cells, reducing the amount of crystal violet staining in a culture. PMID: 27037069 Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Crystal violet stain
Part Type
Method (Describes the method by which the test was performed)
Created On
2000-05-03
Construct for LOINC Short Name
CV Stn

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 结晶紫染色法
Synonyms: 结晶紫染色
fr-CA French (Canada) Coloration au cristal violet
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Tinción de cristal violeta
it-IT Italian (Italy) Cristal violetto, colorazione
Synonyms: Colorazione violetto di genziana
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Kristal violet boyama
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) kristalvioletkleuring
fr-BE French (Belgium) Coloration au cristal violet
Synonyms: Coloration. Cristal violet
pl-PL Polish (Poland) barwienie fioletem krystalicznym