A number of hybrids obtained by fusion of protoplasts of complementary
auxotrophic strains of Candida albicans were analysed for growth rate
s, cell volume, DNA content, stability and adherence to human buccal e
pithelial cells. SDS-PAGE analysis of the cell wall proteins indicated
that the hybrid cell walls contained many more of the proteins associ
ated with one parent than the other. The adherence values of the hybri
ds were closest to the parent with which they shared most cell wall pr
oteins and it is suggested that the hybrids contain the genome of this
parent along with one or more of the chromosomes of the other.