a fluorescent dye used to stain the cell walls of fungi and bacteria. The organisms then fluoresce when exposed to UV light rays. It is commonly used to visualize acid-fast bacilli (mycobacteria) in specimens. An example is acridine orange stain
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A flourochrome stain is an ultraviolet reactive dye that shines when exposed to UV. By using this stain, acid-fast bacilli (such as mycobacterium) can be easily seen. Flourochrome is used because standard techniques such as Gram stains can result in inconclusive results.
For Mycobacterium you will use the Acid-fast staining technique. There are two different methods of stainging: 1) Ziehl-Neelsen Method and 2) Kinyoun Method.1) The Ziel-Neelsen method uses a primary stain of Carbol Fuchsin dye that must be steam treated, rinsed with acid alcohol wash, and a secondary stain of Methylene Blue.2) The Kinyoun Method uses a primary stain of Kinyoun Carbol Fuchsin dye that is not steam treated. An acid alcohol wash is applied and a secondary dye of Brilliant Green. This technique is called "cold staining".The mycolic acid within the Mycobacterium cell membrane has a high affinity for the Carbol Fuchsin dyes.
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It has a peptidoglycan layer filled with mycolic acids. The acids make the cell wall waxy and impenetrable to stains. They are classified with gram positive cells because of cell wall thickness and genetic similarities.
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
A flourochrome stain is an ultraviolet reactive dye that shines when exposed to UV. By using this stain, acid-fast bacilli (such as mycobacterium) can be easily seen. Flourochrome is used because standard techniques such as Gram stains can result in inconclusive results.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an obligate species in the family Mycobacterium and the causative agent of most cases of tuberculosis
Mycobacterium is am example for acid fast bacteria. These bacterias have large amounts of mycolic acids in their cell wall which are impermeable to any other staining technique.
Immunofluorescence is a technique allowing the visualization of a specific protein or antigen in cells or tissue sections by binding a specific antibody chemically conjugated with a fluorescent dye such as fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC). There are two major types of immunofluorescence staining methods: 1) direct immunofluorescence staining in which the primary antibody is labeled with fluorescence dye, and 2) indirect immunofluorescence staining in which a secondary antibody labeled with fluorochrome is used to recognize a primary antibody. Immunofluorescence staining can be performed on cells fixed on slides and tissue sections. Immunofluorescence stained samples are examined under a fluorescence microscope or confocal microscope
Mycobacterium tuberculosis does not hide; it simply has a coating that makes it hard to detect. This waxy coating on its cell surface makes the cell impervious to gram staining.
differential staining is a staining technique used to stain colorless bacteria against a dark background.
For Mycobacterium you will use the Acid-fast staining technique. There are two different methods of stainging: 1) Ziehl-Neelsen Method and 2) Kinyoun Method.1) The Ziel-Neelsen method uses a primary stain of Carbol Fuchsin dye that must be steam treated, rinsed with acid alcohol wash, and a secondary stain of Methylene Blue.2) The Kinyoun Method uses a primary stain of Kinyoun Carbol Fuchsin dye that is not steam treated. An acid alcohol wash is applied and a secondary dye of Brilliant Green. This technique is called "cold staining".The mycolic acid within the Mycobacterium cell membrane has a high affinity for the Carbol Fuchsin dyes.
It is used for those bacteria which contain fat or lipid layer on their outer wall, and did not stain with grams staining. e.g. Mycobacterium
Two acid-fast bacteria that are pathogenic are:1. Mycobacterium tuberculosis2. Mycobacterium avium- Microbioman
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