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is crystal violet a mordant

is crystal violet a mordant

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A mordant is a dye fixative substance used to set dyes on fabrics by forming complex with the dye and it can be used for intensifying stains in cell or tissue preparations.

Crystal violet is not a mordant but is a positive charge dye and can stain gram positive cell. Mordant used for the fixation of crystal violet is iodine that form crystal violet-iodine complex and used for staining gram positive bacteria.

So, crystal violet is not a mordant.

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