Germination of the chlamydospores of Candida albicans.
Using a slide culture technique, it was determined unequivocally that the chlamydospore of Candida albicans does germinate. The germination was by way of a multiple-budding process which was associated mostly with young spores following their transfer to a fresh environment. It is concluded the chlamydospore of C. albicans is a reproductive cell with a transient viability.
D002176:Candida albicans / Q000502:physiology*; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors