Etudes Cytochimiques et Ultrastructurales de la Paroi de Candida albicans
- 1 December 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Archiv für Mikrobiologie
- Vol. 123 (3) , 245-249
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00406657
Abstract
La localisation ultrastructurale des polysaccharides paritétaux de Candida albicans a été réalisée par utilisation de Concanavaline A sur sections ultrafines de résine hydrosoluble (glycol méthacrylate). Les sites récepteurs de la lectine sont révélés en incubant successivement les coupes avec de la péroxydase, puis un mélange 3-3′ diaminobenzidine-H2O2. Cette méthode a permis de localiser les mannanes, qui sont les seuls polysaccharides pariétaux de C. albicans susceptibles de réagir avec la Concanavaline A. Deux couches continues réactives ont été ainsi mises en évidence à la périphérie de la paroi des blastospores. Les résultats sont discutés en fonction de ceux obtenus par une méthode différente de mise en évidence des polysaccharides (PATAg). The ultrastructural localization of polysaccharides in the cell wall of Candida albicans was carried out by means of Concanavalin A on glycol methacrylate ultrathin sections. The sections were incubated successively with horseradish peroxydase, 3-3′ diaminobenzidine and H2O2, for revealing the binding sites of the lectin. This method allowed us to localize mannan, since Concanavalin A does not react with other polysaccharides of the C. albicans cell wall. In these conditions mannan was found to be located in two continuous reactive layers at the periphery of blastospores cell wall. The results are discussed in relation with those obtained by another method using the polysaccharide detection technique described by Thiery (PATAg).Keywords
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