Microbiology Flashcards
1
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What stain binds nucleic acids of cells and requires a fluorescent microscope for reading?
A
acridine orange stain
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3
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What stain is a fluorchrome that binds to chitin in fungal cell walls and usually help identify mycobacteria?
A
calcofluor-white stain
4
Q
What stain stains cells walls of medically important fungi grown in slide culture?
A
lactophenol cotton blue stain
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