Ziehl-Neelsen stain
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after two German doctors who modified the stain: the bacteriologist Franz Ziehl (1859–1926) and the pathologist Friedrich Neelsen (1854–1898).
Noun[edit]
Ziehl-Neelsen stain (countable and uncountable, plural Ziehl-Neelsen stains)
- A bacteriological stain used to identify acid-fast organisms, mainly mycobacteria.