Under 100X light microscope, red dye Acid-Fast Bacilli (AFB) bacteria observed on this smear. ABF smear is used to detect mycobacteria that may be causing an infection such as tuberculosis (TB).

Tags
100x acid afb bacilli bacillus background bacteria bacterium blue cell diagnosis disease dye education epithelial epithelium fast film hiv human infection kinyoun lab laboratory life medical medicine micro microbiology microscope microscopy mucous mycobacteria mycobacterium observed positive prognosis red research science seen show smear sputum stain tb test tuberculosis tuberculus wbc
Similar Photos
  • 60
  • 0
License and Use
Free for commercial use No attribution required
Share