Why Acid-fast bacteria are gives a very week Gram Staining results?explain?
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Acid-fast bacteria stain poorly with the Gram stain procedure, appearing weakly Gram-positive or Gram-variable.
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The reason for weak Gram staining is that the outer membrane of the acid-fast cell wall contains large amounts of glycolipids, especially mycolic acids that in the genus Mycobacterium, make up approximately 60% of the acid-fast cell wall.
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