Fungal melanin detection by the use of copper sulfide-silver

Mycologia

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 312-319

  Butler, M J ^a   Gardiner, R B ^a   Day, A W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Copper; DOPA; Melanin; Microscopy; Silver

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; MELANIN;

FUNGI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 21744457304     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2006.11832806     Document Type: Article

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