Which of the following is used as fungal stain tissue biopsy sections? -
PAS
Alizarin red
LPCB
Masson Trichrome
picture from RAM DAS NAYAK 2nd Ed. pg no.32 see the description image Standard histological stains for fungi are Grocott (methanmine) silver (GMS) stain or Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS). The GMS stain is more sensitive than the PAS stain, but has a signal to noise issue in that it stainsinflammatory cells (lysosomes) and tissue reticulin, in addition to fungi.
miscellaneous