SCANNING ELECTRON-MICROSCOPE OBSERVATION OF ADHERENCE OF CANDIDA-ALBICANS TO CULTURED KERATINOCYTES

Authors
BRAMONO K TSUBOI R MURAI M MIYAKAWA Y FUKAZAWA Y OGAWA H
Citation
K. Bramono et al., SCANNING ELECTRON-MICROSCOPE OBSERVATION OF ADHERENCE OF CANDIDA-ALBICANS TO CULTURED KERATINOCYTES, Journal of medical and veterinary mycology, 32(6), 1994, pp. 473-476
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Mycology
Journal title
Journal of medical and veterinary mycology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02681218
Volume
32
Issue
6
Year of publication
1994
Pages
473 - 476
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-1218(1994)32:6<473:SEOOAO>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
The role of antigen 6 in the adherence process of Candida albicans ser otype A to cultured keratinocytes was examined with a scanning electro n microscope. The number of adhered organisms was significantly lower for the antigen 6-deficient mutant strain than for the antigen 6-posit ive parent strain (P<0.001). Fibril- or strand-like structures bridgin g the organisms and the keratinocytes were found to develop during the later stages of adherence.