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Acid-fast staining was performed on a sputum sample from a patient exhibiting clinical signs of Tuberculosis


Acid-fast staining was performed on a sputum sample from a patient exhibiting clinical signs of Tuberculosis,?
A. The sample contained bacteria with mycolic acid in their cell walls, suggestive of members of the genus Mycobacterium B. The sample contained endospore forming bacteria C. The sample contained non-acid-fast cells, suggestive of members of the genus Mycobacterium Reset Selection
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A. It's not C as kelle says. MTb are acid-fast, it's one of the notable characteristics of mycobacterium species. Can't believe she took the time to google it and still couldn't get it straight.
2 :
C http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycobacterium_tuberculosis Google is your friend



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