van Ermengen stain

van Er·men·gen stain

(vahn er'mĕn-gĕn),

a method for staining flagella that uses glacial acetic acid, osmic acid, tannic acid, silver nitrate, gallic acid, and potassium acetate.

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van Er·men·gen stain

(vahn er'men-gen stān)

A method for staining flagella that uses glacial acetic acid, osmic acid, tannic acid, silver nitrate, gallic acid, and potassium acetate.

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van Ermengen,

Emile P., Belgian bacteriologist, 1851-1932.

van Ermengen stain - a method for staining flagella.

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