Ultrastructure of Candida albicans Pleomorphic Forms: Phase-Contrast Microscopy, Scanning and Transmission Electron Microscopy

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作者
Staniszewska, Monika [1 ]
Bondaryk, Malgorzata
Siennicka, Katarzyna [2 ]
Kurzatkowski, Wieslaw
机构
[1] Natl Publ Hlth Inst, Div Epidemiol & Microbiol, Natl Inst Hyg, PL-00791 Warsaw, Poland
[2] Warsaw Univ Life Sci, Warsaw, Poland
关键词
Candida albicans; diagnostics; morphotypes; ultrastructure; PATHOGENICITY; YEAST; CELL;
D O I
10.33073/pjm-2012-016
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A modified method of glutaraldeyde-osmium tetroxide fixation was adjusted to characterize the ultrastructure of Candida albicans pleomorphic forms, using phase-contrast microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The discovered morphological criteria defining the individual morphotypes are discussed in terms of mycological and histopathological diagnostics of candidiasis. The relations are discussed between fungal pleomorphism, virulence and susceptibility of different morphotypes to fungicides.
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页码:129 / 135
页数:7
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