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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Acid fast staining of Nocardia Nocardia spp, in contrast to Actinomyces spp, are positive by acid fast stain. The degree of acid-fastness is variable depending upon the mycolic acid content of the cell wall. Courtesy of Stanley W Chapman, MD.