Agent Name
Wright's stain
Synonyms
Stains, biological, Wright's; Polychrome methylene blue, eosinate; Wrights stain; [ChemIDplus]
Description
Dark green powder; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Sources/Uses
Used as a stain for microscopic identification of parasites in blood, Histoplasma capsulatum in cells, trophozoites of Pneumocystis jirovecii, and intracellular inclusions of viruses and chlamydia. [Merck Manual, p. 1434] "TSCA Definition 2008: A complex compound from eosin and an oxidized and partly demethylated methylene blue. Identification or analysis is unknown." [ChemIDplus]
Comments
May cause irritation; [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
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