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Application of Membrane and Cell Wall Selective Fluorescent Dyes for Live-Cell Imaging of Filamentous Fungi
Published on: November 28, 2019
[Optical brighteners in fungal diagnostics]
J Schroeder1, Meike Schaffrinski, R Rüchel
1Abteilung Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Hygieneinstitut der Universität, Göttingen, Germany.
Mycoses
|October 7, 2006
Abstract:
Fluorescent staining using optical brighteners (diaminostilbenes) affords the semispecific and rapid detection of fungal elements in clinical specimens. After yielding a first hint of mycosis, the identification of the involved fungal genus is often desirable in cases when culture proves unsuccessful. In such cases, immunohistochemistry or in situ hybridisation may further the diagnosis with respect to establish an appropriate therapy.

