title: X-ray microanalysis as applied to fungal tissues.
abstract: Analytical electron microscopy combines the techniques of high-resolution electron microscopy and high-sensitivity X-ray microanalysis of samples. Spectrometry of the elements (characteristic X-rays produced by a scanning electron microprobe) was employed to detect some elements of Mendeleev's classification in pathogenic fungi for humans. X-ray microanalysis applied in wavelength dispersive spectrometry was used to study Coccidioïdes immitis, Paracoccidioïdes brasiliensis and Trichosporum cutaneum.
mesh_terms: D003045:Coccidioides / Q000032:analysis*; D004577:Electron Probe Microanalysis / Q000379:methods; D005658:Fungi / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000032:analysis*