Kinyoun stain

English

Etymology

Developed by Joseph J. Kinyoun.

Noun

Kinyoun stain

  1. A staining procedure for acid-fast species of the bacterial genera Mycobacterium and Nocardia and the apicomplexan genus Cryptosporidium. It involves a primary stain (basic fuchsin), a decolorizer (acid-alcohol), and a counterstain (methylene blue).
  • Kinyoun method
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