Stain used when a patient is suspected of having tuberculosis

A) minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)
B) primary media
C) selective media
D) Gram negative
E) Thayer-Martin plate
F) Lowenstein-Jensen (L-J) slant
G) primary dye
H) decolorizer
I) safranin
J) acid-fast stain

Lowenstein-Jensen (L-J) Slant

A growth medium used in microbiology to culture and isolate Mycobacteria, especially Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Acid-Fast Stain

A laboratory staining technique used to detect bacteria that are not decolorized by acid-alcohol, like Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Primary Dye

A dye used initially in a staining procedure that provides the main coloration for microscopic tissue examination.