Introduction

Lactophenol solution is one of the reagents most commonly used as a part of standard methods of microscopic fungi analysis. It is used for making sempermanent and permanent microscopic sections used for distinguishing between hyphae walls and other fungal structures. The solution consists of three components: phenol (fungicide that causes cellular protein precipitation and inactivation of enzyme systems), lactic acid (acts as a clearing medium), and glycerol (enables semi permanent state of the section and its analysis 18-24 hours after preparation). Because of the components’ properties, BioGnost’s Lactophenol solution is at the same time a mounting medium and a visualization reagent, enabling practical, fast and efficient sample analysis. Without added blue color.