title: Calcification by Candida albicans.
abstract: Candida albicans was grown in a chamically defined medium in which certain microorganisms are known to calcify. The fungus developed calcium phosphate deposits with the same X-ray diffraction maxima as biological apatite.
mesh_terms: D001031:Apatites; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000254:growth & development / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003470:Culture Media; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000254:growth & development; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D001031:Apatites; D003470:Culture Media