This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Microbiology
Stain used for staining fungal elements - 
Select and explain. 
A. Acid fast stain, B. Mucicarmine, C. Methenamine silver, D. Gram stain
C: Methenamine silver
Answer: C: Methenamine silver 
Explanation: Routinely used stains for the demonstration for fungal elements in tissue sections are : -


Methenamine silver
Periodic acid Schiff (PAS)