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Quantification of Candida albicans by flow cytometry using TO-PRO(®)-3 iodide as a single-stain viability dye
Monique Kerstens1, Gaëlle Boulet, Isabel Pintelon
1Laboratory of Microbiology, Parasitology and Hygiene (LMPH), Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
Journal of Microbiological Methods
|December 26, 2012
Abstract:
This study investigated a flow cytometric, single-stain approach to quantify Candida albicans as an alternative for the standard viable plate count. TO-PRO(®)-3 iodide allows an excellent distinction between viable and dead cells. Both quantification methods show a high degree of correlation.

