Many bacterial cells are easily stained by using simple dyes or Gram stain. However, a few bacterial strains, such as Mycobacteria and Nocardia cannot be stained using simple dyes (or, if successfully stained, the results may vary significantly). Cellular wall of the Mycobacteria strain contains a waxy substance – mycolic acid. Those are beta-hydroxy carboxylic acids with chains containing up to 90 carbon atoms. Its resistance to acidity is associated with mycolic acid chain length. In order to stain such strains, a higher concentration of dye or a longer period of heating is required. However, once stained, the dye is even more difficult to remove from the cells. Those bacteria are called acid-resistant because they maintain their primary colour even after decolourisation using acid alcohol (Carbol Fuchsin). Early laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis is based on the interpretation of stained smears, and one of the best diagnostic methods is analysing sputum samples under a microscope. The most common and renowned method used for detecting the tuberculosis bacteria is staining according to Ziehl-Neelsen. This method uses Carbol Fuchsin as the main dye, acid alcohol as decolourisation medium and Methylene Blue solution as a contrasting dye. BioGnost’s TB-Stain Hot kit contains TB Carbol Fuchsin reagent, two packages of TB Decolouriser and Methylene Blue Loeffler reagent.
TB-Stain Histo kit
Three-reagent kit for staining acid-fast bacteria (pathogenic mycobacteria) in histology sections, sputum, smears and culture smears according to Ziehl-Neelsen. Heating of the carbol-fuchsin solution is avoided in this protocol hence omitting the release of hazardous phenolic vapours.
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