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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-4-12
pubmed:abstractText
A gold-silver staining procedure was evaluated for detection of Candida species of medical importance. Probes were prepared by coupling lectins or antibodies (polyclonal and monoclonal) directly or indirectly to colloidal gold particles. Structures reacting to these probes were specifically revealed by light microscopy in cells present in infected kidney tissue sections or in isolated yeast cells on glass slides. Definition, contrast and sensitivity were of a high order. Preliminary data showed that it was possible, using discriminating dilutions, to identify cells from different species of the genus Candida, grown in vitro, according to their ability to stain with polyclonal monospecific antisera. The advantages of gold-silver staining compared with other staining procedures currently used in routine mycological laboratories are its sensitivity, good definition, ease and rapidity, and long conservation of reaction. It is suggested that the procedure has applications for research and identification of yeasts in clinical samples.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0934-9723
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
886-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of a gold-silver staining method for detection and identification of Candida species by light microscopy.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 42 de Biologie et de Biochimie Parasitaires et Fongiques, Villeneuve, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article