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. 2006 Sep;10(9):1060-2.

Light emitting diodes for auramine O fluorescence microscopic screening of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

R M Anthony  1 , A H J Kolk, S Kuijper, P R Klatser
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  • PMID: 16964802

Light emitting diodes for auramine O fluorescence microscopic screening of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

R M Anthony et al. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2006 Sep.

Abstract

We describe the simple adaptation of a standard fluorescent microscope for illumination using a 'Royal Blue' Luxeon light emitting diode (LED) and demonstrate that this form of illumination is suitable for the detection of auramine O stained Mycobacterium spp. The low cost, low power consumption, safety and reliability of LEDs makes them attractive alternatives to mercury vapour lamps.

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