It retains the color of primary stain, carbol fuchsin.
It retains the color of counterstain, methylene blue.
Presence of Mycolic acid
Mycolic acid is present in cell wall.
Mycolic acid is absent in cell wall.
Example
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium leprae,Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare complex, and Nocardia species.
Escherichia coli is an example of acid fast bacteria.
Citation
APA
MN Editors. (March 29, 2021).Comparison Between Acid Fast and Non Acid Fast Bacteria. Retrieved from https://microbiologynote.com/comparison-between-acid-fast-and-non-acid-fast-bacteria/
MLA
MN Editors. "Comparison Between Acid Fast and Non Acid Fast Bacteria." Microbiology Note, Microbiologynote.com, March 29, 2021.
