Microbiology Flashcards by Vivian Nguyen

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What stain binds nucleic acids of cells and requires a fluorescent microscope for reading?

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acridine orange stain

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What stain is a fluorchrome that binds to chitin in fungal cell walls and usually help identify mycobacteria?

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calcofluor-white stain

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What stain stains cells walls of medically important fungi grown in slide culture?

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lactophenol cotton blue stain

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