Wayson stain

Wayson stain
a method used to demonstrate polar staining. A smear is treated with a mixture of basic fuchsin and methylene blue with phenol, washed with water, and dried. It is used especially to demonstrate Yersinia pestis in specimens from tissues and lymph nodes.

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