Todayโs special stain is ๐๐๐ข๐-๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง!
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ข๐-๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง?
Acid-fast staining is a special technique used to identify certain types of bacteria that do not stain with Gram stain. These bacteria include ๐๐ฒ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ, the genus that causes pretty serious diseases like tuberculosis and leprosy. This makes acid-fast staining a very important member of our special stain library! The stain highlights these bacteria in bright pink, so they stand out against the blue background.ย
This image is a case of ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฒ, which is caused by ๐๐ฒ๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ. This disease causes large nodules in the skin of cats.
Photo ยฉ Noahโs Arkive contributor Grandi licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
