Loeffler stain

Loef·fler stain

(lef'lĕr), a stain for flagella; the specimen is treated with a mixture of ferrous sulfate, tannic acid, and alcoholic fuchsin, then stained with aniline-water fuchsin or gentian violet made alkaline with sodium hydroxide solution.

Loeffler,

(Löffler), Friedrich A.J., German bacteriologist and surgeon, 1852-1915. Klebs-Loeffler bacillus - see under KlebsLoeffler bacillus - a species that causes diphtheria. Synonym(s): Corynebacterium diphtheriaeLoeffler blood culture medium - a culture medium for the isolation of Corynebacterium diphtheriae.Loeffler caustic stain - a stain for flagella, utilizing an aqueous solution of tannin and ferrous sulfate with the addition of an alcoholic fuchsin stain.Loeffler methylene blue - a stain for diphtheria organisms.Loeffler stain - a stain for flagella.