For all microbe lovers, do acid-fast Cocci exist?

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I did an acid-fast test today for the Unknown.....one of my bugs came up red after the acid fast staining and the other blue. The red one is the shape of a cocci but as far as I know acid fast bacteria are bacilli.....are there any acid fast cocci? The only acid fast bacteria that we have learned about are mycobacterium (bacilli) and Corynebacterium pseudodiphterium which is 0 shaped.

BTW it was a nightmare to get started with this Unknown and I am really disturbed by the whole experience.

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I don't think so.

Try the test over again. 1, you could have a contamination. 2, It could be bacilli that looks like a cocci.

Some of those things are tricky.

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I don't think so.

Try the test over again. 1, you could have a contamination. 2, It could be bacilli that looks like a cocci.

Some of those things are tricky.

I will definitely do the test over in open lab on Monday. there are three possibilities according to the chart we were given and the closest one I can come up with is Mycobacterium Phlei.

This is giving me a headache.

BTW good to see you and I hope you are doing well.

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Thanks, back at ya. :clown:

I'm actually trying to avoid History right now. I should be doing terms & reading.

Well, I'm reading AllNurses...does that count? :chuckle

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Thanks, back at ya. :clown:

I'm actually trying to avoid History right now. I should be doing terms & reading.

Well, I'm reading AllNurses...does that count? :chuckle

Well, yes, History: you are reading about the "The Microbial War of 2006 down at the Alamo"

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Well, yes, History: you are reading about the "The Microbial War of 2006 down at the Alamo"

Oh yeah, I forgot about that war at the Alamo. :roll :roll :roll

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Oh yeah, I forgot about that war at the Alamo. :roll :roll :roll

Can you hear the cannon fire :angryfire I am trying to shoot those darn microbes down but I guess my aim is a bit off this morning. Maybe I need to call Dick Cheney to help me out here.....

"Hey Dick, come over here....!!!! Quick, over there to the left.... looks like a Quail-o-coccus, can you get that for me????"

Kaboooooom....Man Dick, what did you do, you shot me in the face.....now look over there is a cigar shaped corny bacterium (that's the way I remember Corynebacterium) Kaboooooom....good job Dick, it fell over!

FUN2 Care, send that boney man....I need re-enforcement, I see a huge colonie of bacilli on the horizon headed this way.......and they got spores.

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Its been a few years (4) since I took micro but I don't belive that acid-fast Cocci exist.

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Its been a few years (4) since I took micro but I don't belive that acid-fast Cocci exist.

thank you for your response. I looked everywhere and couldn't find any anywhere....it's got to be a bacillus

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My teacher says that sometimes you could get a red color Cocci because of dead or dying cells may appear red. Also maybe you used to much decolorizor????? I am not sure though, I am still trying to get used to all this Micro stuff myself.

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Oh holy "Staphasaurus" you got it bad!

You've had a microbial breakdown. :chuckle

Can you hear the cannon fire :angryfire I am trying to shoot those darn microbes down but I guess my aim is a bit off this morning. Maybe I need to call Dick Cheney to help me out here.....

"Hey Dick, come over here....!!!! Quick, over there to the left.... looks like a Quail-o-coccus, can you get that for me????"

Kaboooooom....Man Dick, what did you do, you shot me in the face.....now look over there is a cigar shaped corny bacterium (that's the way I remember Corynebacterium) Kaboooooom....good job Dick, it fell over!

FUN2 Care, send that boney man....I need re-enforcement, I see a huge colonie of bacilli on the horizon headed this way.......and they got spores.

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My teacher says that sometimes you could get a red color Cocci because of dead or dying cells may appear red. Also maybe you used to much decolorizor????? I am not sure though, I am still trying to get used to all this Micro stuff myself.

thank you for your idea, maybe I heat fixed it too much ?!?!:uhoh3:

I'll re-do things on Monday and see if I have the same results

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