The Ziehl-Neelsen stain is useful in identifying which family of microorganisms?
a. Streptococci c. Staphylococci
b. Mycobacterium d. Pseudomonas
ANS: B
The Ziehl-Neelsen stain is also called the acid-fast stain and is used to identify Mycobacterium species such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This stain is not used to identify streptococci, staph-ylococci, or Pseudomonas.
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