The assessment of the viability of the endospores of Rhinosporidium seeberi with MTT (3-[4, 5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl]-2, 5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide)

Mycological Research

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1423-1430

  Arseculeratne, Sarath N ^a   Atapattu, Dhammika N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; METHODOLOGY;

RHINOSPORIDIUM SEEBERI; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 13444291799     PISSN: 09537562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0953756204001595     Document Type: Article

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