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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Chapter 8, Problem 5Q
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To determine:

The reason for not using heat in Kinyoun modification.

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The acid-fast stain is used to differentiate between acid-fast bacteria and non-acid fast bacteria. The stain here is used in carbol fuchsin, which is soluble in the lipoidal material found in the mycobacterial cell wall. The decolorizing agent used here is acid alcohol.

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