Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (12th Edition) (What's New in Microbiology)
Laboratory Experiments in Microbiology (12th Edition) (What's New in Microbiology)
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ISBN: 9780134605203
Author: Ted R. Johnson, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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To determine:

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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