Table 2 Comparison of fluorescent dyes for dual staining of pRBCs in combination with Giemsa staining.
From: The use of fluorescence enhancement to improve the microscopic diagnosis of falciparum malaria
Fluorescent dye | Detection filter | Giemsa and fluorescent dye (light/fluorescence)* |
|---|---|---|
SYBR Green 1 | fluorescein | +/+ |
Ethidium monoazide (EMA) | rhodamine | Â |
   non photoactivated |  | +/- |
   photoactivated |  | +/- |
Yoyo-1 | fluorescein | +/+ |
Acridine Orange | rhodamine | +/- |
Ethidium homodimer-2 [EthD-2]) | " | +/+ |
SYTO 44 | fluorescein | +/- |
SYTO 45 | " | +/- |
SYTO 17 | rhodamine | +/- |
SYTO 59 | " | +/- |
SYTO 61 | " | +/- |
SYTO 64 | " | +/- |
GelRed | " | +/- |
Hoescht 33258 | DAPI | +/- |
DAPI | " | +/- |