DETECTION METHOD OF MICROFUNGI Coccidioides posadasii 36 S AND Coccidioides immitis C-5 Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC C12N1/14 C12Q1/02 

FIELD: biotechnologies.

SUBSTANCE: detection method of microfungi Coccidioides posadasii 36 S and Coccidioides immitis C-5 in vitro involves pre-growth of culture in mycelial phase, preparation of a suspension corresponding to 5 units of activity of a standard opacity sample, possibility of spherules formation and detection of spherules filled with endospores. Culture in mycelial phase is grown during 3 days. Possibility of spherules formation is provided by infection of the one-day culture of cells of murine splenocytes, which is obtained on RPMI-1640, and further cultivation during 5 days at the temperature of 37°C, with content of CO₂ in atmosphere of 5%. In order to detect spherules in the form of round double-outline formations filled with endospores, a sample is taken, deactivated with formalin and investigated by means of a light microscopy method.

EFFECT: invention allows simplifying the method and reducing the investigation period.

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