toluidine blue stain

toluidine blue stain

a stain used for Pneumocystis jiroveci trophozoites and to assess viability of primary and immortilized tissue culture cells.

to·lu·i·dine blue stain

(tō-lū'i-dēn blū stān) A stain used for many purposes, including visualization of Pneumocystis jiroveci trophozoites.