Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321994936
Author: Ted R. Johnson, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 3Q
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The diseases that are diagnosed using the acid-fast procedure.
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Acid-fast stain is a kind of differential stain as it is used on Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which can retain primary stain. The primary stain retains on Mycobacterium even after it is washed by an acid alcohol mixture.
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