“…While immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization methods offer greater specificity and are becoming increasingly costâeffective, histochemical stains targeting specific cell and tissue components are used most frequently to detect alterations and identify infectious agents in tissues (Bancroft & Stonard, 2013; Smith, Newman, Coleman, & Alex, 2018). Histochemical, lectin histochemical and ultrastructural techniques have been historically used to study myxozoan composition, development and metabolism, particularly the composition of iodinophilous vacuoles and nuclear DNA content (Bajpai & Haldar, 1982; Desser & Paterson, 1978; Kang, Park, Jang, Ahn, & Shin, 2016; Morris & Adams, 2004; Muñoz, Palenzuela, ĂlvarezâPellitero, & SitjĂ âBobadilla, 1999; Podlipaev & Schulman, 1978; Redondo, Cortadellas, Palenzuela, & ĂlvarezâPellitero, 2008; Uspenskaya, 1975, 1979a, 1982). Myxozoans demonstrate a variety of conserved and differing carbohydrate structures and lectinâbinding patterns, which may be useful in assessing myxozoan function or for diagnostic purposes (Kang et al, 2016; Morris & Adams, 2004; Muñoz et al, 1999).…”