Product Description
Basic Fuchsin is a popular dye for staining cytoplasm and nuclei. It is most commonly associated with the Ziehl-Neelsen acid-fast stain technique for detecting Mycobacteria. Basic Fuchsin is also a popular alternative to Safranin O in Gram Staining because of its more intense coloring in gram-negative bacteria.
Not to be confused with Acid Fuchsin, which is used in Masson's Trichrome Stain. Though the powder is green in color, Basic Fuchsin develops a rich magenta color in solution. It has a solubility of 0.1% when dissolved in Ethanol.
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References
See how Basic Fuchsin reveals subcellular patterning and ecotype variation and how Basic Fuchsin stains gram-negative organisms more intensely than safranin on PubMed.
