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Acid-fast staining of Nocardia

Acid-fast staining of Nocardia
Nocardia spp, in contrast with Actinomyces spp, are positive by acid-fast stain. The degree of acid fastness is variable depending upon the mycolic acid content of the cell wall.
Courtesy of Stanley W Chapman, MD.
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