Safe specimen preparation for electron microscopy of pathogenic fungi by freeze-substitution after glutaraldehyde fixation

Japanese Journal of Medical Mycology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 187-192

  Yamaguchi, Masashi ^a   Ohkusu, Misako ^a   Sameshima, Masazumi ^b   Kawamoto, Susumu ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical fixation; Cryptococcus neoformans; Exophiala dermatitidis; Freeze substitution; Pathogenic fungi; Rapid freezing

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; LIQUID NITROGEN; OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE;

ARTICLE; COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXOPHIALA; FREEZE DRYING; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGAL STRAIN; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COCCIDIOIDES IMMITIS; EXOPHIALA; EXOPHIALA DERMATITIDIS; FILOBASIDIELLA NEOFORMANS; FUNGI;

EID: 24944512660     PISSN: 09164804     EISSN: 09164804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3314/jjmm.46.187     Document Type: Article

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