| Slides PreparationTwo colonies of B. tuberatus were fixed and sent in for sectioning on 14thMay 2014, wednesday.  The first colony had 40-50 transverse sections (figure 1) while the second colony had 40-45 longitudinal sections (figure 2).  They were both stained with Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E).  Hematoxylin is a blue-violet/brown nuclear stain while eosin is a counterstain to hematoxylin and stains red blood cells, cytoplasmic material, cell membranes and extracellular structures pink or red. 
 Figure 1.  Image showing an example of a transverse section from B. tuberatus with the H&E stains. 
 Figure 2.  Image showing an example of a longitudinal section from B. tuberatus with the H&E stains. |