Bacteria that have a waxy lipid cell wall made of _____ acid are called acid-fast bacteria.

This waxy lipid cell wall prevents the entry of _____ material such as antibiotic drugs and disinfectants.

Two common genera of bacteria that are acid-fast: _____ and _____.

The acid-fast staining technique is called the _______ method.

The primary stain in this technique is _____ which stains the acid-fast bacteria to be ______. This stain requires ____ heat to allow it absorbed by the cell wall more readily.

The counterstain in this technique is ______ which stains the non-acid-fast bacteria to be ______.

Acid-fast bacteria tend to clump together due their sticky waxy-lipid cell wall, a phenomenon called _____.