Todayโs special stain is ๐๐๐!
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง?
GMS stands for ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ขโ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ซ. This stain is primarily used to highlight ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ข. Fungi can be very difficult to see on our routine H&E stain, so this stain makes them much more obvious by dying them black against a light green background.
This image is a case of ๐๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ in the intestine of a dog. Pythium is a fungus found in standing water and soil, and is most known for causing large, ulcerated lumps on the skin. In the intestine, it causes the intestinal wall to thicken, leading to weight loss, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Photo ยฉ Noahโs Arkive contributor Rech licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
