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No, Gram stain and Ziehl-Neelsen stain are two different types of staining methods used in microbiology. Gram stain is used to differentiate bacteria based on their cell wall composition (Gram-positive and Gram-negative), while Ziehl-Neelsen stain is used to detect acid-fast bacteria like Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

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