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What is the use of mordant in the Gram staining techniques?
 

Option: 1

Fixation of secondary stain


Option: 2

Fixation of decolouriser
 


Option: 3

Fixation of primary stain
 

 


Option: 4

All of these
 


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Fixation of primary stain is done by mordant.

A mordant increases the affinity of the cell wall for a stain by binding to the primary stain and thus forming an insoluble complex, which gets trapped in the cell wall. 

Iodine solution is used as a mordant in gra staining procedure. 

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