The use of flow cytometry as a tool for monitoring filament formation of fungi

Medical Mycology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 103-107

  Hopper, R L ^a   Sparks, S D ^a   Cox, G M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Candidal growth; Filamentation; Flow cytometry; Morphology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA; CELL POPULATION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; MICROSCOPY; MONITORING; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA; FUNGI;

EID: 0035126537     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/mmy.39.1.103.107     Document Type: Article

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