There are several methods of acid fast staining, including:
- Ziehl-Neelsen Stain: The classic method, which uses heat to drive the carbol fuchsin into the cell wall. - Kinyoun Stain: A cold stain technique that does not require heating but uses a higher concentration of carbol fuchsin. - Auramine-Rhodamine Stain: A fluorescent stain that binds to mycolic acids and can be visualized under a fluorescence microscope.
