The effect of growth medium on filament production inCandida albicans
- 1 January 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Medical Mycology
- Vol. 12 (1) , 112-119
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00362177485380151
Abstract
Five liquid media were tested for their ability to promote filamentation in Candida albicans. Three isolates, including one atypical variant, all developed mycelium in the early stages of growth. The proportion of mycelium produced was highest in the complex media with slightly alkaline pH values (7·5 to 8·6). The time at which mycelial development reached a peak and gave way to the production of budding yeast cells was directly proportional to the minimum doubling time of C. albicans in each medium. The principal effect of the medium was initially to induce filamentation in a greater or lesser number of blastospores. Fünf flüssige Medien wurden hinsichtlich ihrer Fähigkeit, Pilzfäden bei C. albicans zu bilden, geprüft. Drei Isolate einschließlich einer atypischen Art waren zur Mycelentwicklung in frühen Wachstumsstadien befähigt. Der Anteil des produzierten Mycels war im komplexen Medium mit einem leicht alkalischen pH Wert am größten. Der Zeitpunkt, an dem die Mycelentwicklung ihren Höchststand erreichte und von der Produktion von Sproßzellen abgelöst wurde, stand in jedum Medium in direkter Beziehung zur minimalen Generationszeit von C. albicans. Der Haupteffekt des Mediums war initial die Induktion von Pilzfädenbildung bei einer minderen oder größeren Anzahl von Blastosporen.Keywords
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