Cell wall

Cell wall

The cell wall is a structural layer surrounding some cell types.

COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2

COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2

The virus spread worldwide resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fungal culture Media

Fungal culture Media

For fungal culture, a high carbohydrate and nitrogen source is essential with a pH range from 5 to 6 and a temperature range from 15 to 37ºC.

Fungal Culture

Fungal Culture

This method is a gold standard in mycology.

Gridley Fungus (GF) Stain

Gridley Fungus (GF) Stain

Gridley Fungus (GF) Stain is a staining method of fixed tissue sections based on Bauer chromic acid leucofuchsin stain .

Haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stain

Haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stain

Haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stain is mostly used in histo-pathology to book at biopsy and histological sections.

Grocott-Gomori’s Methenamine Silver Stain (GMS)

Grocott-Gomori’s Methenamine Silver Stain (GMS)

Pathogenic and non-pathogenic fungi are not differentiated by Grocott-Gomori Methenamine Silver Stain (GMS).

Periodic acid–Schiff (PAS) staining

Periodic acid–Schiff (PAS) staining

If the tissue stains magenta pink to red in color, then the sample is PAS-positive material i.e. contains carbohydrates.

Wright's Stain

Wright's Stain

Since Wright’s stain easily distinguishes between blood cells, this procedure became popular for differential WBC counts and the study of the morphology of blood cells.

Calcofluor White (CFW) Staining

Calcofluor White (CFW) Staining

Calcofluor White (CFW) is a non-specific fluorescent blue dye used in biology as well as textiles.