Ziehl-Neelsen stain

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf staining technique
gptkbp:acidFastOrganismsAppear red
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs acid-fast stain
gptkbp:appliesTo smear on microscope slide
gptkbp:category bacteriological technique
histological staining technique
gptkbp:counterstain gptkb:methylene_blue
malachite green
gptkbp:decolorizer acid-alcohol
gptkbp:detects gptkb:Mycobacterium_tuberculosis
gptkb:Mycobacterium_leprae
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Franz_Ziehl
gptkb:Friedrich_Neelsen
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ziehl-Neelsen stain
gptkbp:importantFor diagnosis of leprosy
diagnosis of tuberculosis
gptkbp:nonAcidFastOrganismsAppear blue
gptkbp:primaryStain carbol fuchsin
gptkbp:principle differentiates acid-fast organisms from non-acid-fast
gptkbp:requires heating during staining
gptkbp:usedFor identification of acid-fast bacteria
gptkbp:usedIn microbiology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gram_stain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6