Abstract

The pattern of distribution of fibronectin adhesins on yeast and hyphal-form Candida albicanswas studied with gold-labelled fibronectin and transmission electron microscopy. The germ-tube parts of the hyphal-form cells were the major binding sites for gold-labelled fibronectin, and the attached yeast-cell parts and yeast-form cell remained unlabelled. Therefore, the walls of the germ tube parts of hyphal-form cells might be sites of important interactions between C. albicans and host tissues containing fibronectin.

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Keywords

Candida abicans, adhesin, germ tube, fibronectin

First Page

475

Last Page

480

Recommended Citation

VARDAR-ÜNLÜ, G (1998). Identification of Fibronectin Adhesins on Candidaalbicans. Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 28 (5): 475-480. https://doi.org/-

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