Cryptococcus can be readily demonstrated by: (A) Albe's stain, (B) Indian ink stain, (C) Giemsa's stain, (D) Gram's stain
Answer is B. Direct microscopic examination of Indian ink-stained wet film of materials from lesions reveals capsulated budding yeast cells, the capsules are common in Indian ink preparation. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology, Ananthanarayan and Paniker; 9th edition