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Acid-fast

Acid-fast

(Science: microbiology) a term used to denote bacteria that are not decolorised by acid-alcohol after having been stained with dyes such as basic fuchsin.

The presence of acid fast organisms can be found in cultures that contain mycobacteria or some of the nocardiae.


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