All of these stains are used to visualize mycobacteria on a smear EXCEPT:

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The conventional acid-fast staining methods,Ziehl-Neelsen and Kinyoun stains,use carbolfuchsin as the primary stain,acid-alcohol as a decolorizing agent,and a methylene blue counterstain.The Ziehl-Neelsen staining procedure involves the application of heat with the carbolfuchsin stain,whereas the Kinyoun acid-fast stain is a cold stain.The auramine or auramine-rhodamine fluorochrome stains are more sensitive than the carbolfuchsin stains.

All of These Stains Are Used to Visualize Mycobacteria on a Smear