Giemsa, Gustav


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Giemsa,

Gustav, German bacteriologist, 1867-1948.
Giemsa chromosome banding stain - a unique chromosome staining technique used in human cytogenetics to identify individual chromosomes. Synonym(s): G-banding stain
Giemsa stain - compound used for demonstrating Negri bodies, Tunga species, spirochetes and protozoans, and differential staining of blood smears.
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