Question: A student gram stained a bacterial smear of E. coli. But they made a mistake! Here's what they did: 1 minute Crystal Violet (followed by water rinse) 1 minute Grams iodine (followed by water rinse) 1 minute Safranin (followed by water rinse) What might they see when they look at this smear under the microscope? A student gram stained a bacterial smear of E. coli. But they made a mistake! Here's what they did: 1 minute Crystal Violet (followed by water rinse) 1 minute Grams iodine (followed by water rinse) 1 minute Safranin (followed by water rinse) What might they see when they look at this smear under the microscope? The smear will appear unstained due to the error E. coli is gram positive, but might appear gram negative due to the error E. coli is gram negative, but might appear gram positive due to the error