Method for the purification ofFilobasidiella neoformansbasidiospores by flow cytometry
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Medical Mycology
- Vol. 20 (3) , 245-249
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00362178285380351
Abstract
A procedure is described for the purification of basidiospores of Filobasidiella neoformans. The method involves the use of flow cytometry, and yields a suspension containing approximately 4 × 104 infective particles ml-1, of which greater than 95% are basidiospores. The application of this procedure to studies of the pathogenesis of cryptococcosis is discussed. Se describe un procedimiento para purificar los basidiosporos de Filobasidiella neoformans. El método basado en citometria de flujo, proporciona una suspensión que contiene aproximadamente 4 × 104 partículas infectantes por ml., de las cuales más del 95% son basidiosporos. En el texto se discute la. aplicación de este procedimiento al estudio de la patogénesis del criptococo.Keywords
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