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Lactophenol blue is an important substance used for staining fungi to prepare slides for microscopic observation. It also contains lactic acid to preserve the fungal structures while the blue tint makes them easier to discern.
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∙ 13y agoel azul de lactofenol tiene tres funciones importantes a la hora de observar hongos del tipo mohos optenidos por aislamiento o de medios inoculados, el fenol destruye la flora acompañante, el acido lactico conserva las estructuras fungicas al provocar un cambio de gradiente osmotico con relacion al interior del fungico generando una pelicula por asi llamarlo protectora, pero el que realmente permite apreciar la estructura fungica es el azul de algodon el cual posee la capasidad de aderirse a la quitina presente en las hifas y conidios de los hongos microscopicos y tambien los macro pero es fundamentalmente utilizado en microscopicos u hongos inperfectos como aspergilius o penicillium
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What is the composition and purpose of lactophenol cotton blues?
Lactophenol Cotton Blue is made up of phenol, lactic acid, and cotton blue. It is a stain used to observe fungi.
What is the composition of lactophenol blue?
phenol crystal 20gm,lactic acid 20ml,glycerine 40ml, water20ml.....
How do you observe trichoderma in microscope?
you can either go for normal staining procedure that is with cotton blue in lactophenol or cellophane mounting...
Fungi staining using lactophenol cotton blue?
Lactophenol Cotton Blue is recommended for mounting and staining yeast and molds. It is formulated with lactophenol, which serves as a mounting fluid, and cotton blue. Organisms suspended in the stain are killed due to the presence of phenol. The high concentration of the phenol deactivates lytic cellular enzymes thus the cells do not lyse. Cotton blue is an acid dye that stains the chitin present in the cell walls of fungi.
How do you call symbiotic ralation ship between fungi and blue green algae?
The Association of fungi with certain blue algae are called as LICHENS..! by: Sheik Adil
What is the composition and purpose of lactophenol cotton blues?
Lactophenol Cotton Blue is made up of phenol, lactic acid, and cotton blue. It is a stain used to observe fungi.
What is the percentage of methylene blue in lactophenol cotton blue?
0.05%
What is the composition of lactophenol blue?
phenol crystal 20gm,lactic acid 20ml,glycerine 40ml, water20ml.....
How do you observe trichoderma in microscope?
you can either go for normal staining procedure that is with cotton blue in lactophenol or cellophane mounting...
Fungi staining using lactophenol cotton blue?
Lactophenol Cotton Blue is recommended for mounting and staining yeast and molds. It is formulated with lactophenol, which serves as a mounting fluid, and cotton blue. Organisms suspended in the stain are killed due to the presence of phenol. The high concentration of the phenol deactivates lytic cellular enzymes thus the cells do not lyse. Cotton blue is an acid dye that stains the chitin present in the cell walls of fungi.
What food has fungi in?
blue cheese
How do you call symbiotic ralation ship between fungi and blue green algae?
The Association of fungi with certain blue algae are called as LICHENS..! by: Sheik Adil
What do blue fingernails look like?
Blue fingernails should look fungi infection
What if you swallowed yeast fungi?
Most likely your digestive trac digested it. You eat fungi all the time if you like blue cheese.
Which food have fungi in it?
Blue cheese, mushroom soup. Some wines.
What are the 3 micro organisms?
Amoeba, Paramecium, Blue-green algae, virus etc.
What are importance in color blue?
taty
