Pre-lab for the Acid-Fast Staining, Ziehl-Neelsen Method 1. What do some bacteria have in their wall that makes them har
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Pre-lab for the Acid-Fast Staining, Ziehl-Neelsen Method 1. What do some bacteria have in their wall that makes them hard to stain? 2. Why are certain bacteria referred to as being acid-fast? 3. What important genus of bacteria is acid-fast? 4. Two diseases are caused by this genus of bacteria, identify these two diseases. 5. What primary stain is used with an acid-fast stain? 6. Why do you steam your heat-fixed slide while applying the stain? 7. What is the decolorizing agent? 8. What is the counterstain? 9. After staining, Acid-Fast organisms will appear to be what color? 10. The counterstain will make non acid-fast cells what color?