FISH and Calcofluor staining techniques to detect in situ filamentous fungal biofilms in water

Revista Iberoamericana de Micologia

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 194-198

  Gonçalves, Ana B ^a   Santos, Isabel M ^a   Paterson, R Russell M ^a   Lima, Nelson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Calcofluor; Filamentous fungi; FISH; Staining techniques; Water

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; CHITIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; RIBOSOME RNA; WATER;

BIOFILM; CELL WALL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUKARYOTE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FUNGAL BIOMASS; FUNGAL CELL; FUNGUS CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM BREVICOMPACTUM; PROTOPLAST; RNA PROBE; STAINING;

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM BREVICOMPACTUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33750960316     PISSN: 11301406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-1406(06)70044-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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