DECOLORIZATION FOR VARIOUS ACID FAST ORGANISMS

   

ACID FAST ORGANISMS	% OF SULFURIC ACID FOR DECOLORISATION
Mycobacterium tuberculosis	25%
Mycobacterium leprae	5%
Nocardia	1%
Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Cystoisospora, Microsporidia	0.5%
Bacterial spore	0.25-0.5%