An organism such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis would absorb which stain in its cell wall?
A)Crystal violet
B)Methylene blue
C)Carbolfuchsin
D)Malachite green

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M.tuberculosis contains mycolic acids in its cell wall and will stain acid-fast positive.Carbolfuchsin is absorbed into the cell wall,which stains the cells pink to red.The primary stain is also in the Kinyoun acid-fast staining procedure.

An Organism Such as Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Would Absorb Which Stain