Bleu Alcian
Brown-Brenn/Gram
Gram-positive organisms, fibrin, some fungi, Paneth cell granules, kerato-hyalin, and keratin blue
Gram-negative organisms red
Nuclei red
Other tissue elements yellow
Laidlaw
Reticular fibers black
Nuclei black
PAS/PASD
Glycogen (It’s presence can be demonstrated using a a-amylase digested second slide) , neutral/sialomucins magenta
Various glycoproteins magenta
Nuclei blue
Thioflavine T
Using a UV light source (mercury vapor lamp), UG1 Exciter filter, BG38 red suppression filter, and K430 barrier filter: amyloid, elastic tissue, etc. exhibit silver-blue fluorescence.
Using blue light fluorescence quartz-iodine or mercury vapor lamp with BG12 exciter filter and K530 barrier filter: amyloid, elastic tissue, etc. exhibit yellow fluorescence.
Trichrome de Masson
Whartin-Starry
Spirochetes black
Background golden/yellow
Ziehl
Mycobacteria, hair shafts, Russell bodies, Splendore-Hoeppli immunoglobulins around actinomyces and some fungal organisms red
Background pale blue
Méthénamine de Gomori
Fungi, Pneumocystis, melanin black
Hyphae and yeast-form cells sharply delineated in black of fungi
Mucins and glycogen taupe to dark gray/ brown
Background pale green
Rouge Congo
Bleu de Prusse/ Bleu de Turnbull (Fe3+/Fe2+)
Ferric/ferrous iron blue
Nuclei red
Bleu de Toluidine
HE
Nuclei blue/black
Cytoplasm varying shades of pink
Muscle fibers deep pink/red
Red blood cells orange/red
Fibrin deep pink
HPS
Noyaux : Bleus
Cytoplasme, érythrocytes, fibres élastiques et musculaires : Rouges
Fibre de collagène : Jaunes
Hale
Fouchet
Verhoeff