Novel application of the Masson-Fontana stain for demonstrating Malassezia species melanin-like pigment production in vitro and in clinical specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 4147-4151

  Gaitanis, George ^a   Chasapi, Vassiliki ^b   Velegraki, Aristea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b ANDREAS SYGROS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPA; MELANIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMAN; MALASSEZIA; MASSON FONTANA STAIN; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS; SILVER STAINING; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

HUMANS; LEVODOPA; MALASSEZIA; MELANINS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SILVER NITRATE;

MALASSEZIA;

EID: 23744434519     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.8.4147-4151.2005     Document Type: Article

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