Open AccessUnequal distribution of adhesins within populations of Candida albicans
Author(s) -
McCourtie Jane,
Douglas L.Julia
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1985.tb01649.x
Subject(s) - bacterial adhesin , candida albicans , adhesion , microbiology and biotechnology , yeast , sucrose , galactose , corpus albicans , biofilm , biology , incubation , in vitro , chemistry , biochemistry , escherichia coli , bacteria , gene , genetics , organic chemistry
The rate of adhesion of Candida albicans to acrylic surfaces in vitro was determined after growth of the yeast in defined media containing different sugars as the carbon source. Yeasts grown on 500 mM galactose adhered at a maximal, linear rate throughout the 60‐min incubation period. Non‐linear adhesion rates were observed with organisms grown on other carbon sources (500 mM sucrose, 50 mM glucose or 50 mM galactose) and from these cultures, populations of yeasts were isolated which showed increased adhesion and increased resistance to spheroplast formation. These results indicate that there is an unequal distribution of adhesins among cells in such cultures.