Abstract
Chip-based flow cytometry is a rather new method that offers an easy, fast opportunity for examination of yeasts, such as Candida cells. In our study cell-chip technology was tested with ATCC Candida strains to determine their viability and susceptibility against antifungal agents, amphotericin B and fluconazole. We found this technology to be suitable for the detection of Candida cells, for the differentiation between dead and living cells, and for the determination of amphotericin B and fluconazole susceptibility of different Candida strains (Bouquet et al., Mycoses 55:e90–e96, 2012).
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Funded by: GVOP; Grant Number: 3.2.1-0168; RET; Grant Number: 008–2005 OTKA; Grant Number: NI-68863.
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Bouquet, O., Kocsis, B., Kilár, F., Kustos, I. (2013). Application of Chip-Based Flow Cytometry for Amphotericin B and Fluconazole Susceptibility Testing on Candida Strains. In: O'Connor, L., Glynn, B. (eds) Fungal Diagnostics. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 968. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-257-5_11
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