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It is the waxy lipid in the structure of the cell wall that causes it to be acid fast.

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Distinguish between the acid-fast cell and the non-acid fast?

Primary stain: carbol fuchsin will leave the acid fast cells red, as it can penetrate the lipoidal (thick waxy) shell of the acid fast shell. Counterstain: methylene blue will leave the non-acid fast cells blue. So you should have red and blue.


What are some human causes for acid rain?

some of the human causes for acid rain is we drive our cars ,have oil companies ,and don't care about the electricity.


Can you provide some examples of acid-fast bacilli?

Some examples of acid-fast bacilli include Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium leprae, and Nocardia species.


What physical component of the bacterial cells enables acid-fast staining to work?

The cell walls of some bacteria eg mycobacteria contain mycolic acids giving the cell walls a high lipid content. To view these cells in samples staining requires higher concentrations of the dye solution and/or a heating period. However, once a stain is introduced into the cell wall, removing it with a decolorising is even more difficult. The expression "acid fast" is derived from the observation that even with the addition of hydrochloric acid to the alcohol decoloriser, some of the stained cells retain the primary stain (carbolfuchsin).


What bacteria which are weak acid fast?

Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) bacteria are weakly acid-fast, meaning they retain some of the carbol fuchsin stain when decolorized with acid-alcohol during acid-fast staining. This makes them appear weakly positive in acid-fast staining techniques.


What are some natral causes of acid rain?

Volcanic eruptions.


What is a acid fast disease?

Some diseases are leprosy ( M. leprae), tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis), and nocardiosis ( N. brasiliensis, N. asteroides). The acid fast stain is important in identifying bacteria in the genus Mycobacterium and Nocardia.M. tuberculosis


What bacteria is used in acid-fast staining?

Mycobacterium species, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, are the bacteria commonly used in acid-fast staining due to their high lipid content in the cell wall, which makes them resistant to destaining with acid-alcohol solutions. This characteristic allows them to retain the primary stain, carbol fuchsin, and appear "acid-fast" red under the microscope.


Discuss the different methods of acid-fast staining?

Ziehl-Neelsen Technique. also know as the Hot stain. application of heat during staining for the greater penetration of the primary stain which is the Carbolfushin. Kinyoun techinique. also know as the Cold stain. Acid fast organisms can also be visualized by Flourescence Microscopy using specific flourescent dyes such as Auramine and Rhodamine. :D -iampol


When cell absorbs people where do they go?

he stabs them and throws some acid into them, so it can be easy. And with the acid they disappear.


What cellular structure is typically stained using the acid-fast technique?

Acid-fast is used for finding endospores---stress tolerant reproductive cells, produced by some bacteria.


Which liquid causes a tooth to decompose?

ACID's Some sour candies and sprays are almost as bad for your teeth as battery acid!