Quantification of Candida albicans by flow cytometry using TO-PRO®-3 iodide as a single-stain viability dye

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 189-191

  Kerstens, Monique ^a   Boulet, Gaëlle ^a   Pintelon, Isabel ^a   Hellings, Mario ^b   Voeten, Liesbeth ^b   Delputte, Peter ^a   Maes, Louis ^a   Cos, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b JANSSEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Candida albicans; Flow cytometry; TO PRO 3 iodide; Viable plate count

Indexed keywords

DYE; TO PRO 3 IODIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FUNGAL STRAIN; FUNGAL STRUCTURES; FUNGAL VIABILITY; INCUBATION TIME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DEVICE; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STAINING;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CARBOCYANINES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STAINING AND LABELING;

CANDIDA ALBICANS;

EID: 84872328374     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2012.12.006     Document Type: Article

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