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. 1991 Nov-Dec;38(6):85S-87S.

Assays for testing Pneumocystis carinii viability

E S Kaneshiro  1 , Y P Wu, M T Cushion
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  • PMID: 1726329

Assays for testing Pneumocystis carinii viability

E S Kaneshiro et al. J Protozool. 1991 Nov-Dec.

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  • J Protozool 1992 May-Jun;39(3):416

Abstract

A series of classical vital stains and fluorescent indicator compounds were evaluated as viability assays of P. carinii. The combination of the acetoxymethyl ester of calcein with either ethidium homodimer or propidium iodide distinguished between live, dead and moribund organisms and provided high fluorescence intensity and low bleaching enabling photodocumentation at high magnifications.

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