- Lцffler alkaline methylene blue stain
- Lцff·ler alkaline methylene blue stain (lərfґlər) [Friederich August Johannes Lцffler, German bacteriologist, 1852–1915] see Stains and Staining Methods, under stain.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Lцffler alkaline methylene blue stain
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Lцffler alkaline methylene blue stain — a simple stain used especially for demonstrating granules in Corynebacterium diphtheriae. Methylene blue made alkaline with potassium hydroxide is applied to a smear briefly and the slide washed. Granules appear deep blue in lighter blue cells … Medical dictionary
