00885nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001100055653001200066653001100078653002200089653001200111653001200123653002500135653001600160653002000176653001300196653002600209100001500235700001600250245011600266300001000382490000800392520019300400022001400593       1971                            d  c1971 May10aBiopsy10aEthanol10aHumans10aHydrochloric Acid10aleprosy10aMethods10aMycobacterium leprae10aPyrimidines10aRosaniline Dyes10aSolvents10aStaining and Labeling1 aFisher C A1 aBarksdale L00aElimination of the acid fastness but not the gram positivity of leprosy bacilli after extraction with pyridine.  a707-80 v1063 a<p>Bacilli from a number of tissues excised from cases of lepromatous and borderline leprosy, unlike mycobacteria, were found to lose their acid-fastness after treatment with pyridine.</p>  a0021-9193