Silver impregnation techniques to identify spirochetes and other bacteria

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 203-209

  Garvey, Winsome ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Helicobacter pylori; Legionella pneumophila; silver nitrate; spirochetes; uranyl nitrate

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROQUINONE; SILVER NITRATE; URANYL NITRATE;

BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BORRELIA; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CAT SCRATCH DISEASE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEPTOSPIRA; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; SILVER IMPREGNATION; SPIROCHETE; TREPONEMA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BORRELIA; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; FELIS CATUS; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEPTOSPIRA; SPIROCHAETALES; TREPONEMA;

EID: 0029743007     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/his.1996.19.3.203     Document Type: Review

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