Quenching autofluorescence of insect tissues for in situ detection of endosymbionts

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 281-291

  Koga, Ryuichi ^a   Tsuchida, Tsutomu ^b   Fukatsu, Takema ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carnoy's solution; Fluorescent in situ hybridization; Hydrogen peroxide; Quenching autofluorescence of insect tissues

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; PHTHIRAPTERA; STREBLIDAE;

EID: 68349096330     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2009.281     Document Type: Article

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