A fast and cost-effective methodology for Fonsecaea pedrosoi ATCC46428 staining using ESIPT fluorescent dyes

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 126-132

  Antonio Corbellini, Valeriano ^b   Lúcia Scroferneker, Maria ^a   Carissimi, Mariana ^a   Severo Rodembusch, Fabiano ^a   Stefani, Valter ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CRUZ DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Benzazole; Black fungus; Cell staining; Chromoblastomycosis; Epifluorescence microscopy; Proton transfer

Indexed keywords

2 (2' HYDROXYPHENYL)BENZOXAZOLE; 2 (5' AMINO 2' HYDROXYPHENYL)BENZOXAZOLE; BENZOXAZOLE DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL SURFACE; CHROMOMYCOSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FONSECAEA PEDROSOI; FUNGUS HYPHAE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STORAGE TEMPERATURE;

ASCOMYCOTA; BENZOXAZOLES; FLUORESCENT DYES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PROTONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ULTRAVIOLET; STAINING AND LABELING;

FONSECAEA PEDROSOI; FUNGI;

EID: 77952553879     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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