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I believe that the title of this article should be "crystal violet stain," which is a stain to differentiate gram positive versus gram negative bacteria. Cresyl violet is a basic stain often used for neuronal tissue, please see the attached link: http://www.olympusmicro.com/micd/galleries/polarized/cresylviolet.html