The image shows a microscopic view of a black substance extracted from feces and stained with a reagent called KOH (potassium hydroxide), which is used to dissolve chitin and reveal fungal structures.
The sample appears to be covered by an irregular layer of brownish-black, fibrous material resembling mycelium, the vegetative part of fungi responsible for absorbing nutrients from their environment.
This fungus is likely Stilbella fimetaria, a common saprotrophic species found in soil worldwide and often associated with decaying plant matter.
The image was captured at 40x magnification using an objective lens (x40), allowing the viewer to observe the fine details of the fungal material. – AI vision
Los tejidos de la sustancia negra en las heces con hongos Stilbella fimetaria (en KOH, objetivo x40) recolectados en Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, el 3 de febrero del 2023. La imagen muestra una vista microscópica de una sustancia negra extraída de las heces y teñida con un reactivo llamado KOH (hidróxido de potasio), que se utiliza para disolver la quitina y revelar estructuras fúngicas. La muestra parece estar cubierta por una capa irregular de material fibroso parduzco-negro, similar al micelio, la parte vegetativa del hongo responsable de absorber nutrientes de su entorno. Este hongo es probablemente Stilbella fimetaria, una especie saprófita común encontrada en el suelo mundialmente y a menudo asociado con materia vegetal en descomposición. La imagen fue capturada con un aumento de 40x utilizando un lente objetivo (x40), lo que permite al espectador observar los detalles finos del material fúngico. – Spanish translation
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