Which of the following bacteria are typically stained using the acid-fast technique?

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Mycobacteria have cell walls that contain a thick layer of mycolic acid.This trait is responsible for the ability to resist decolorization with acid-alcohol.Other bacteria will easily lose the primary dye (carbol fuchsin or in the fluorochrome method,auramine and rhodamine)and appear colorless at this step,and when counterstained they will all appear the same color.If methylene blue is used as the counterstain in the Kinyoun method,they will appear blue.The acid-fast bacteria will appear reddish-pink,the color of the primary dye carbol fuchsin.

Which of the Following Bacteria Are Typically Stained Using the Acid-Fast