The use of calcofluor white for identification of Malassezia species;Empleo de blanco de calcoflúor para el estudio de las especies de Malassezia por microscopía directa

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-8

  Ramos, L ^a   Mellado, S ^a   Ramadan S ^a   Bulacio, L ^a   Lopez C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Calcofluor; Fluorescence; Fungi; Malassezia; Skin

Indexed keywords

CALCOFLUOR WHITE; FLUORESCENT DYE; LACTOPHENOL BLUE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; FUNGUS ISOLATION; MALASSEZIA; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN;

BENZENESULFONATES; CULTURE MEDIA; DERMATITIS, SEBORRHEIC; FLUORESCENT DYES; FOLLICULITIS; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALASSEZIA; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MYCOLOGY; PHENOLS; STAINING AND LABELING; TINEA VERSICOLOR;

EID: 33745120838     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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