Which among the following is acid fast?: (A) Entamoeba histolytica, (B) Giardia Iambiia, (C) Cryptosporidium oocyst, (D) Microsporidia
Answer is C. Ans : c) Cryptosporidium oocystAcid last structures:Nocardiaisosporasmegma bacillimycobacteriumlegionellamicoadispermatic headbacterial spores rhodococcusCryptosporidium cystAcid fast staining was discovered by Ehrlich. Modified by Ziehl & Neelson Acid fastness is a property of lipids & it also depends on the integrity of cellwall.