Nocardia in modified Ziehl-Neelsen Staining

Auramine Staining: Introduction, Principle, Procedure, Result Interpretation, Limitations, Keynotes, and Related Footages

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Auramine Staining: Introduction, Principle, Procedure, Result Interpretation, Limitations, Keynotes, and Related Footages

Introduction of Auramine Staining Auramine is a fluorochrome stain used to visualize acid-fast structures of various microorganisms especially Mycobacterium tuberculosis and in modified form for Mycobacterium leprae, Nocardia species, Cryptosporidium parvum, Cyclospora cayetanensis , Isospora belli, and fungal spores. Ziehl-Neelsen (hot), and Kinyoun (cold) are …

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Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria: Introduction, Differences, and Related Footage

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Differences between Gram Positive and Gram Negative Bacteria: Introduction, and Related Footages

Introduction of Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria ‘Gram-Positive Bacilli (GPB)‘ is also called Gram-Positive Rods (GPR) bacteria which retain crystal violet dye and stain blue or purple on Gram’s staining. The most common medically important bacteria of GPR are Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium leprae, Listeria monocytogenes, Nocardia asteroides, Actinomyces israelii, Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus cereus, Bifidobacterium species, Corynebacterium …

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