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Date1883
AuthorNeelsen
ContributionModified Ziehl's method of staining tubercle bacilli.
ReferenceBrock
NotesNielsen introduced the use of basic fuchsin, with methylene blue as a counterstain, creating the famed Ziehl-Nielsen stain. See 1882. Ehrlich's method was also modified by Rindfleisch (Foster).
CategoryMiscellany
Pathogen ClassBacteria

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