Question

Fungi can be stained by______.

Answer 1

Staining:

1. Lactophenol cotton blue is the stain used for staining fungi. It is a mixture of methyl blue which is a histological stain and lactophenol.
2. The staining technique of fungi using the lactophenol cotton blue is called mounting of fungus.
3. In this technique, the chitinous cell wall of fungus becomes blue due to the action of methyl blue, whereas lactophenol acts as a mountant.

Final answer: Fungi can be stained with cotton blue.