Summary of Staining Methods. AFB Staining and Albert's Staining

Abstract from the year 2015 in the subject Biology - Micro- and Molecular Biology, , language: English, abstract: This summary gives a short overview of AFB staining and Albert's staining which are routinely used staining methods in the microbiology laboratory. In key points it is explained how the AFB staining is a differential staining used for demonstration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium leprae and other acid fast bacilli. Albert's staining is a special stain for demonstrating metachromatic granules of Corynebacterium Diphtheriae.