Lactophenol Cotton Blue is used for wet mounting as well as staining of fungi.
Wet mounting is the simplest and easiest technique for the examination of fungi. Routinely employed wet mounts
in most of the laboratories include saline, iodine and buffered methylene blue. Lactophenol cotton blue wet mount
preparation is commonly used for microscopic identification of fungi.
Reagent / Contents:
Phenol
| 20.0 g
|
Cotton blue
| 0.05 g
|
Lactic acid
| 20.0 mL
|
Glycerol
| 20.0 mL
|
Distilled water
| 20.0 mL
|
**Formula adjusted, standardized to suit performance parameters
Appearance: Ink blue coloured solution.