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The 4 pages that link to Acid-fastness, each with the reason it gives.

• Mycobacterium tuberculosisRelated: Its lipid-rich envelope gives M. tuberculosis the staining behavior used to identify it in specimens.

• Mycobacterium lepraeRelated: Its lipid-rich cell envelope gives M. leprae this diagnostic staining property.

• MycobacteriumRelated: Mycobacteria resist decolorization because their cell walls contain abundant mycolic acids.