acidFast

P99725
predicate

Indicates that an entity (typically a microorganism or cell component) retains certain dyes even after treatment with acid-alcohol, reflecting resistance to decolorization in acid-fast staining.

All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
acidFastStain 7
acidFastness 3
acidFastStaining 2

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: acidFast
Generated description
Indicates that an entity (typically a microorganism or cell component) retains certain dyes even after treatment with acid-alcohol, reflecting resistance to decolorization in acid-fast staining.

Sample triples (18)

Subject Object
Mycobacterium acid-fast ⓘ
Mycobacterium bovis Ziehl–Neelsen positive via predicate surface "acidFastStaining" ⓘ
Nocardia asteroides weakly acid-fast via predicate surface "acidFastness" ⓘ
Mycobacterium marinum Ziehl–Neelsen positive via predicate surface "acidFastStain" ⓘ
Mycobacterium marinum Auramine–rhodamine positive via predicate surface "acidFastStain" ⓘ
Mycobacterium fortuitum acid-fast via predicate surface "acidFastStain" ⓘ
Nocardia partially acid-fast via predicate surface "acidFastness" ⓘ
Actinomyces non–acid-fast via predicate surface "acidFastStain" ⓘ
Mycobacterium canettii acid-fast via predicate surface "acidFastStain" ⓘ
Mycobacterium canettii retains carbol fuchsin after acid-alcohol decolorization via predicate surface "acidFastDyeRetention" ⓘ
Mycobacterium pinnipedii Ziehl–Neelsen positive via predicate surface "acidFastStain" ⓘ
Mycobacterium pinnipedii acid-fast via predicate surface "acidFastProperty" ⓘ
Mycobacterium mungi acid-fast positive via predicate surface "acidFastStaining" ⓘ
Mycobacterium suricattae true via predicate surface "isAcidFast" ⓘ
Mycobacterium leprae mycolic acids via predicate surface "acidFastComponent" ⓘ
Mycobacterium kansasii Ziehl–Neelsen positive via predicate surface "acidFastStain" ⓘ
Tsukamurella partially acid-fast via predicate surface "acidFastness" ⓘ
Segniliparus true via predicate surface "containsMycolicAcids" ⓘ