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it is a basic dye that will stain the cells. That makes it a positive stain.
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Is mordant used in acid fast stain?
The heat is the mordant for an acid-fast stain
Why is the counter stain for gram stain procedure differ from the counter stain used for acid fast procedure?
Safranin
Is the mycobacterium smegmatis positive to acid-fast?
NO, s. epidermidis does not show up positive in an acid fast stain. The acid fast stain is a differential stain that differentiates cells with mycolic acids in their cells walls with those who do not. cells with mycolic acid are therefore acid fast. s epidermidis does not contain this waxy substance in their cell wall so it doesnt fall into this category.
What type of dye is used to stain the specimen when the acid-fast stain and the gram stain are used?
Both processes use 2 stains. The Gram staining process uses crystal violet as the primary stain and safranin as the secondary stain. Acid-fast staining uses carbol fuchsin as the primary and methylene blue as the secondary.
What are the consequences of Ziehl-Neelsen staining?
The Ziehl-Neelsen stain is also known as the acid-fast stain. It contains sulfuric acid, and is used to identify acid-fast bacteria, or bacteria resistant to decolorization by acids from staining.
What is the decolorizing agent in the acid fast stain?
The decolorizing agent in the acid fast stain is acid alcohol. The decolorizing agent in the gram stain is ethanol.
What are the name of cold acid fast stain?
modified kinyoun's acid fast stain (cold)
Is mordant used in acid fast stain?
The heat is the mordant for an acid-fast stain
Are endospores acid fast?
No, endospores are not acid fast because they are not cells. Endospores will stain with the acid fast stain and look fuchsia but they are not positive for acid fast.
What color is Brilliant green K in Acid fast cell?
Acid-fast bacteria stain pink. Non acid-fast bacteria stain green.
Which color is common to both the gram stain and the acid-fast stain?
purple
Why does copper roofs stain and discolour when affected by acid rain?
the acid rain melts the colour off of the copper and is left with a stain
How can you clean a battery acid stain from fabric?
Battery acid is one stain that cannot be removed from fabric. The problem is that the acid has actually destroyed part of the fabric's structure.
Why is the counter stain for gram stain procedure differ from the counter stain used for acid fast procedure?
Safranin
What does Pepsin and Trypsin acid in?
poopy stain
Will phosphoric acid stain a pool liner?
No
How can a pineapple peel remove stain?
by extracting nitric acid and oxalic acid
