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Kinyoun stain
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English
Etymology
Developed by Joseph J. Kinyoun.
Noun
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A staining procedure for acid-fast species of the bacterial genera Mycobacterium genus and Nocardia genus and the apicomplexan genus Cryptosporidium genus. It involves a primary stain (basic fuchsin), a decolorizer (acid-alcohol), and a counterstain (methylene blue).
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