Fig. 2From: Using formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue to characterize the preterm gut microbiota in necrotising enterocolitis and spontaneous isolated perforation using marginal and diseased tissueHistology of representative sections from infants with necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) and spontaneous intestinal perforation (SIP). Sections stained with Alcian blue to visualize the goblet cells (shown in blue), as a measure of epithelial integrity. The segment from each sample with the most normal villous architecture is shownBack to article page