title: A simplified touch tape preparation from tube cultures for microscopic examination of filamentous fungi.
abstract: Cellophane touch tape preparation provides reproducible results in minimal time when compared to tease mount and slide culture techniques for the identification of fungi from culture plates, but it is difficult to perform from tube cultures. Here, we describe an easy to perform touch tape preparation method that provided a better result from fungal tube culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, II floor, Centre for Basic Sciences, Kasturba Medical College-Manipal, Manipal University, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, 576 104, Karnataka, India. shesh4394@sify.com
authors.forename: Shesh Prakash
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Maurya
authors.forename: Peralam Yegneswaran
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: Indira
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bairy
mesh_terms: D005658:Fungi / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development*; D008828:Microbiological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D008853:Microscopy