True about Bacterial capsule is following except
Prevents Phagocytosis
Stains by gram stain
Protects bacteria from lytic enzymes
Lost by repeated subcultures
Gram staining differentiates bacteria by the chemical and physical propeies of their cell walls by detecting peptidoglycan, which is present in a thick layer in gram-positive bacteria. So gram stain is not a stain of capsule it is a stain of cell wall.
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