carbolfuchsin


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carbolfuchsin

A solution composed of basic fuchsin and phenol that is used in microscopy primarily as a stain for bacteria and mycobacteria.
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Q Can fluorochrome stains be restained by one of the carbolfuchsin methods?
Answering your questions on rapid drugs-of-abuse tests, Apt testing, the etiology of diarrhea, and restaining of fluorochrome slides
A special staining process must be employed by heating a smear with strong carbolfuchsin (also known as Ziehl-Neelsen stain).
The resurgence of TB and its implications for radiology
Heat fixed sputum smears were stained using the Z-N method with carbolfuchsin. After rinsing with water and decolorizing using 3% acid-alcohol, the smear were stained with methylene blue.
Detection and identification of bovine tuberculosis in Indian cattle (Bos indicus)

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