Ultaviolet red fluorescence of Bacteroides melaninogenicus.
Under longwave ultraviolet light, Bacteroides melaninogenicus fluoresced vivid red on blood-agar plates as well as in chronic cutaneous ulcers and purulent drainage.
D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D000328:Adult; D001439:Bacteroides; D005453:Fluorescence; D006418:Heme; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology; D013053:Spectrophotometry; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
D006418:Heme