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U2.1.1 L : Experiment 6-7 Flashcards

1
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Differential Staining

Principle : used to distinguish if the isolate is Gr (+) or Gr (-)

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Gram Staining

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Gram Staining

Gram (+) bacteria : color

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stained purple

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Gram Staining

Gram (-) bacteria : color

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stained red

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T/F Gram Staining is based on the reaction of bacterial cell wall on staining solutions

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T

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Two Types of Smear

prepared from colonies growing from plated media

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Indirect Smear

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Two Types of Smear

prepared from clinical specimen

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Direct Smear

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Staining Procedure Gram Stain
Stain :
Mordant :
Decolorizer :
Counterstain :

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Stain : Crystal Violet for 1 minute
Mordant : Gram’s Iodine for 1 minute
Decolorizer : Acetone-alcohol or 95% Ethanol for 10 seconds
10 seconds
Counterstain : Safranin O for 30 seconds

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T/F In Gram staining smear should have pink/red or clear background and cells are overlapping

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F, cells should not be overlapping

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Gram staining

Examine smear _____/____ scanning

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Horizontal / Vertical Scanning

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Microscopic Examination : Direct Staining

Microscopic Structures Present

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Epithelial Cells, PMNs, RBCs, Host cellular material

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Gram Staining

Microscopic Examination : Enumeration of Cells under LPO

1+

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1+ = </LPF

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Gram Staining

Microscopic Examination : Enumeration of Cells under LPO

2+

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2+ = 1-9/LPF

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Gram Staining

Microscopic Examination : Enumeration of Cells under LPO

3+

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3+ = 10-25/LPF

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Gram Staining

Microscopic Examination : Enumeration of Cells under LPO

4+

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4+ = >25/LPF

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Gram Staining

Microscopic Examination : Enumeration of Bacteria under OIO

1+

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1+ (rare or occasional) = <1/OIF

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Gram Staining

Microscopic Examination : Enumeration of Bacteria under OIO

2+

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2+ (few) = 1-5/OIF

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Gram Staining

Microscopic Examination : Enumeration of Bacteria under OIO

3+

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3+ (moderate) = 6-30/OIF

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Gram Staining

Microscopic Examination : Enumeration of Bacteria under OIO

4+

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4+ (heavy) = >30/OIF

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Differential Staining

Principle : For the detection of Tubercle bacilli in sputum specimen

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AFS

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AFS

What does it detect in sputum specimens

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Tubercle bacilli

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T/F In AFS, Tubercle bacili resist decolorization w/ acid-alcohol and appear red on a blue / green background after decolorization

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T

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AFS

Causative agent of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

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Tubercle bacilli

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AFS

Primary diagnostic and monitoring tool for TB

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Direct Sputum Smear Microscopy

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AFS

Specimen Considerations
Time

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Collected preferably early morning

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AFS

Sputum should be ____

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Sputum should be thick, cloudy, and sticky

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AFS Procedure

Smear should be spread properly showing ____ patterns

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concentric / coil-like patterns

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AFS

Stain

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0.3% Ziehl’s Carbol Fuchsin

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AFS

Decolorizer

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Acid alcohol

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AFS

Counterstain

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0.3% Methylene blue / Malachite Green

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AFS Microscopic Examination

Manner of scanning

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From left to right go downward a bit and then right to left

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31
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AFS

Microscopic Structures Present

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Squamous Cells, Leukocytes, Mucus Threads, Bacterial cells aside from AFB

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32
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AFS

Color of Bacterial Cells aside from AFB

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Blue and green

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33
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AFS

Color & Morphology of AFB

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red or pink bacilli; thin,
filamentous or beaded

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Enumeration of AFB under OIO

+n

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+n : 1 - 9 AFB seen in 100 OIF

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Enumeration of AFB under OIO

1+

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1+ : 10-99 AFB seen in 100 OIF

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36
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Enumeration of AFB under OIO

2+

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2+ : 1-10 AFB/OIF in at least 50
fields

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37
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Enumeration of AFB under OIO

3+

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3+ : >10 AFB/OIF in at least 20
fields

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Special Staining

T/F Pathogenic organisms have a protected covering made up of polysaccharide polymer and polypeptide

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T

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39
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Special Staining

Stain used for Capsules

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India ink / Nigrosin

40
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Special Staining

Appears halo-like against stained
amorphous background

41
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Special Staining

A virulence factor which inhibits phagocytosis

42
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Special Staining : Capsule

Specimen

A

Klebsiella pneumoniae on a nutrient agar slant or plate

43
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Special Staining

multilayered ovoid or spherical structures present inside Gr (+) bacteria

A

Endospores

44
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Special Staining

Seen among Bacillus and Clostridium

45
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Special Staining

Organisms with endospores

A

Bacillus & Clostridium

46
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Special Staining

Can be found centrally, subterminal, or terminal

47
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Special Staining : Spore

T/F Endospores are highly resistant to heat, desiccation, and chemical disinfectant

48
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Special Staining : Spore

Main component of spore

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Calcium dipicolinate or dipocolonic acid calcium complex

49
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Special Staining : Spore

appear as _____ structure

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clear structure

50
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Special Staining : Spore

Technique used

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Schaeffer-Fulton Method

51
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Special Staining : Spore

Specimen

A

Pure colonies of Bacillus subtilis in a nutrient slant or plate

52
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Special Staining : Spore

Stain used

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6.5% Malachite green

53
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Special Staining : Spore

Counterstain + time

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Safranin O for 30 seconds

54
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Special Staining : Spore

Endospores stain ____

55
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Special Staining : Spore

Vegetative cells stain ____

56
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Special Staining

stained using Leifson staining technique

57
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Special Staining : Flagellar

most common stain used

A

Leifson staining method

58
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Special Staining : Flagellar

Leifson staining technique
Primary Stain

A

Basic fuchsin

59
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Special Staining : Flagellar

Leifson staining technique
Mordant

A

Tannic Acid

60
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Special Staining : Flagellar

Leifson staining technique
Counterstain

A

Methylene Blue

61
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Special Staining : Flagellar

Properly prepared bacterial suspension = [appearance]

A

slightly cloudy

62
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Special Staining : Flagellar

when do you wash the smear with distilled water [2 indicators]

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  1. golden precipitate is formed on the dye surface
  2. precipitates appear on the smear
63
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Special Staining : Flagellar

color of bacterial cells and flagella

64
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Special Staining : Flagellar

devoid of flagella

65
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Special Staining : Flagellar

flagella on one pole/end

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Monotrichous

66
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Special Staining : Flagellar

a tuft/group of flagella on one pole/end

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Lophotrichous

67
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Special Staining : Flagellar

flagella on both poles/ends

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Amphitrichous

68
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Special Staining : Flagellar

surrounded with flagella

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Peritrichous

69
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Test for Motility

non-staining method for demonstration of presence of flagella

A

Hanging Drop Method

70
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Test for Motility

long, proteinaceous filaments for
locomotion

71
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Test for Motility

Considered as a virulence factor

72
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Test for Motility

Presence or absence is interpreted as

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Presence = motile
absence = non-motile

73
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Test for Motility

used for serotyping

A

Flagellar antigens

74
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Test for Motility : HDM

Appearance of bacterial cells

A

appear translucent with slight greenish color

75
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Test for Motility : Hanging Drop Method

Specimen

A

Broth cultures of known motile or non-motile bacteria

76
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Test for Motility : HDM

True Motility : [movement]

A

bacterial cells exhibit directional
purposeful movement

77
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Test for Motility : HDM

Non-motile bacteria movement

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Brownian movement

78
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Test for Motility : HDM

random jiggling or shaking due to bombardment of water molecules

A

Brownian movement

79
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Test for Motility : Use of SIM

Specimen

A

Broth cultures of known motile or non-motile bacteria

80
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Test for Motility : Use of SIM

Medium

A

Sulfide Indole Medium

81
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Test for Motility : Use of SIM

Incubation of medium
____ hrs at ____ C

A

18 - 24 hrs at 35 - 37°C

82
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Test for Motility : Use of SIM

Growth Pattern : bacterial growth is away from the site of inoculation

83
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Test for Motility : Use of SIM

Growth Pattern : bacterial growth is limited to the site of inoculum

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Non-motile

84
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Test for Motility : Use of SIM

Appearance of Motile

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Appears diffuse or hazy

85
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Test for Motility : Use of SIM

Appearance of Non-motile

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Surrounding medium is clear

86
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Test for Motility : Use of SIM

Inoculate culture by making a [action] down the center of the tube about [depth] of the medium

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stab using inoculating needle;
3/4 the depth

87
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Gram Staining Procedure

Reagents + Time

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  1. Crystal Violet 1 minute
  2. Gram’s Iodine 1 minute
  3. 95% Ethanol or Acetone Alcohol 10 seconds
  4. Safranin O or Carbol Fuchsin 30 seconds
88
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AFS : Ziehl Neelsen Staining Procedure

Reagents + Time

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  1. Carbol Fuchsin 10 mins
  2. Steam
  3. Acid Alcohol 3 mins
  4. MB / MG less than 1 minute
89
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AFS

Reason why we use heat after flooding Carbol Fuchsin

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to enhance penetration of dye to the cells

90
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AFS

Reason for using filter paper during staining

A

to avoid drying out

91
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Test for Motility HDM

Petroleum jelly is used to

A

seal cover slip & drop of bacteria; to keep it from drying out

92
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Spore Staining Procedure

Reagents + Time

A
  1. Malachite Green 10 mins
  2. Safranin O 30 seconds
93
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Flagellar Staining Procedure

Reagents + Time

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  1. Leifson dye 7-15 mins
94
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Test for Motility HDM

Slide used

A

concavity slide

95
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Test for Motility HDM

Bacterial cells would appear as

A

translucent with slight
greenish color

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