The Ziehl-Neelsen stain, also known as the acid-fast stain, is a bacteriological staining technique used in cytopathology and microbiology to identify...
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still typically use capital for Gram stain.[citation needed] Bacterial cell structure Ziehl–Neelsen stain "Gram Stain: MedlinePlus Medical Test". medlineplus...
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Acid-fastness (redirect from Afb stain)
most common staining technique used to identify acid-fast bacteria is the Ziehl–Neelsen stain, in which the acid-fast species are stained bright red and...
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bacteria will be stained green accompanied by all other cells appearing red. A Ziehl–Neelsen stain is an acid-fast stain used to stain species of Mycobacterium...
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primary stain (basic fuchsin), a decolorizer (acid-alcohol), and a counterstain (methylene blue). Unlike the Ziehl–Neelsen stain (Z-N stain), the Kinyoun...
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auramine–rhodamine stain is not as specific for acid-fast organisms (e.g. Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Nocardia) as the Ziehl–Neelsen stain, it is more affordable...
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Giemsa stain (/ˈɡiːmzə/), named after German chemist and bacteriologist Gustav Giemsa, is a nucleic acid stain used in cytogenetics and for the histopathological...
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Carbol fuchsin (category Staining dyes)
membranes. It is a component of Ziehl–Neelsen stain, a differential stain. Carbol fuchsin is used as the primary stain dye to detect acid-fast bacteria...
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New fuchsine (section Use as dye and stain)
[citation needed] In biology, it can be used for staining acid-fast organisms, e.g. by Ziehl–Neelsen stain, and for making Schiff's reagent. As a primary...
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bright red against a blue background are the Ziehl-Neelsen stain and modified Kinyoun stain. Fite's stain is used to color M. leprae cells as pink against...
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