Biology:Wayson stain
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The Wayson stain is a basic fuchsin-methylene blue, ethyl alcohol-phenol microscopic staining procedure. It was originally a modified methylene blue stain used for diagnosing bubonic plague.[1] With this stain, Yersinia pestis appears purple with a characteristic safety-pin appearance,[2] which is due to the presence of a central vacuole.
Wayson stain is used along with the Giemsa and Wright's stains to rapidly detect potential biowarfare attacks.[3] It has also been investigated as a possible cheaper and faster way to detect melioidosis.[4] It is a useful alternative to the Gram or Loeffler's Methylene Blue stains, especially for detecting Yersinia enterocolitica which is often found in contaminated food.[5]
References
- ↑ "A disease in wild rats caused by Pasteurella muricida, n. sp". J Infect Dis 39 (5): 386–412. 1926. doi:10.1093/infdis/39.5.386.
- ↑ Inglesby TV; Dennis DT; Henderson DA et al. (May 2000). "Plague as a biological weapon: medical and public health management. Working Group on Civilian Biodefense". JAMA 283 (17): 2281–90. doi:10.1001/jama.283.17.2281. PMID 10807389.
- ↑ Medscape.com Clues to the Specific Etiologic Agent Used in a Biological Attack
- ↑ "Evaluation of the Wayson Stain for the Rapid Diagnosis of Melioidosis". J. Clin. Microbiol. 45 (5): 1669–70. May 2007. doi:10.1128/JCM.00396-07. PMID 17360835.
- ↑ CLP Magazine Aug 2001
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