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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.

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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.


Does Mycobacterium phlei have endospores?

No, Mycobacterium phlei does not produce endospores. It is a member of the Mycobacteriaceae family, which is known for its acid-fast characteristics and non-spore-forming nature. Instead of endospores, Mycobacterium species have a thick, waxy cell wall that provides protection and resilience in various environments.


Is Micrococcus luteus acid fast negative?

Yes, Micrococcus luteus is typically Gram-positive and non-acid-fast, meaning it does not retain the carbol fuchsin stain when subjected to acid-alcohol treatment in acid-fast staining methods like the Ziehl-Neelsen stain or Kinyoun stain.


What is the formsome bacteria take too keep from dying when they do not have enough food?

Some bacteria, like many Bacilllus species, form endospores when they run out of food. Endospores are resistant to heat, dessication, weak acid, etc.


How would an endospore stain of mycobacterium appear?

Acid fast Mycobacterium have a waxy molecule in their cell wall that will take up and retain the malachite green stain when subjected to the endospore staining process. The uniformly green appearance of endospore stained acid fast cells doesn't mean they produce endospores. These are vegetative cells that have taken up color from the heat driving malachite green into their waxy cell wall.


Is Proteus Vulgaris acid-fast?

No, Proteus vulgaris is not acid-fast. Acid-fast bacteria retain the primary stain, carbol fuchsin, despite exposure to acid-alcohol decolorizer, while non-acid-fast bacteria do not retain the stain. Proteus vulgaris is a non-acid-fast bacterium.


Which chemical agents is fairly effective against endospores and mycobacteria?

One chemical agent that is fairly effective against endospores and mycobacteria is hydrogen peroxide. It is a powerful oxidizing agent that can disrupt the cell walls and membranes of these microorganisms, leading to their inactivation. Other chemical agents such as chlorine dioxide and peracetic acid can also be effective against endospores and mycobacteria.


How are endospores destroyed?

Some methods to kill endospores is x-ray, gamma rays, acid, and autoclaving. Endospores are very hard to kill and could allow bacteria to lay dormant until conditions can become more favorable.


Does a saprophyte have endospores?

Endospores are able to exist for hundreds of years before they resume growth. Saprophytes are decomposing bacteria that contain endospores.


Is Vibrio natriegens acid-fast?

No, Vibrio natriegens is not acid-fast. Acid-fast bacteria have a waxy lipid layer in their cell wall that makes them resistant to acid decolorization during staining with acid-fast stains like Ziehl-Neelsen stain. Vibrio natriegens does not possess this characteristic lipid layer, so it is not acid-fast.


What so endospore stain have in common with the acid-fast stain?

One thing that endospore stains have in common with the acid fast stain is that heat primary stain penetration. Another thing that endospore stains have in common with acid fast stains are counterstain.


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.