Kinyoun stain
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Developed by Joseph J. Kinyoun.
Noun
[edit]- 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).