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 (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| acidFastStain | 7 |
| acidFastness | 3 |
| acidFastStaining | 2 |
| acidFast canonical | 1 |
| acidFastComponent | 1 |
| acidFastDyeRetention | 1 |
| acidFastProperty | 1 |
| isAcidFast | 1 |
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 (17)
| 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" ⓘ |