Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not decolorized by acid after staining, as bacteria that retain dye after an acid rinse.
from The Century Dictionary.
- A literal translation of the German “säurfest”: applied to a class of bacteria which, when once stained with basic aniline dyes, tenaciously hold the dye on subsequent exposure to acids or alcohol.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective histology, of bacteria Retaining
stain when treated with anacidic solution.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not easily decolorized by acid solutions; pertains to micro-organisms (especially the tubercle bacillus that causes tuberculosis)
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Examples
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(This often, but not invariably, removes the stain from acid-fast bacilli other than tubercle; e. g., smegma bacillus.) 7.
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It is a powerful oxidising agent and rapidly destroys most bacteria, but tubercle and other acid-fast organisms resist its lethal action for considerable periods, and upon this fact the method is based.
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This method is supposed to differentiate between B. tuberculosis and other acid-fast micro-organisms.
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It belongs to that small group known as acid-fast bacteria.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals R. A. Craig
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(This removes stain from everything but acid-fast bacilli; e. g., tubercle, leprosy, and smegma bacilli and the film turns yellow.) 5.
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~ -- (To demonstrate tubercle and other acid-fast bacilli.) 1.
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The contraption was also good enough to highlight the rod shaped morphology of the acid-fast aerobic bacteria.
Research Blogging - All Topics - English Physiology physics woven fine amiya 2010
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The contraption was also good enough to highlight the rod shaped morphology of the acid-fast aerobic bacteria.
Research Blogging - All Topics - English Physiology physics woven fine amiya 2010
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The diagnosis of tuberculosis was based on a positive sputum smear for acid-fast bacilli.
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The contraption was also good enough to highlight the rod shaped morphology of the acid-fast aerobic bacteria.
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