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The Journal of Medical Microbiology, Vol 48, Issue 7 671-679, Copyright © 1999 by Society for General Microbiology
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G. S. Baillie and L. J. Douglas
Division of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow.
Two model biofilm systems, involving growth on disks of catheter material or on cylindrical cellulose filters, were used to investigate the structure of Candida albicans biofilms. To assess the importance of dimorphism in biofilm development, biofilms produced by two wild-type strains were compared with those formed by two morphological mutants, incapable of yeast and hyphal growth, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy and thin sections of biofilms examined by light microscopy revealed that biofilms of the wild-type strains formed on catheter disks consisted of two distinct layers: a thin, basal yeast layer and a thicker, but more open, hyphal layer. The hypha- mutant produced only the basal layer, whereas the yeast- mutant formed a thicker, hyphal biofilm equivalent to the outer zone of the wild-type structures. Biofilms of the yeast- mutant were more easily detached from the catheter surface than the others, suggesting that the basal yeast layer has an important role in anchoring the biofilm to the surface. Biofilms formed on cylindrical cellulose filters were quite different in appearance. The hypha- mutant and both wild types produced exclusively yeast-form biofilms whereas the yeast- mutant generated a dense hyphal mat on the top of the filter. All these biofilms, irrespective of morphological form, were resistant to the antifungal agent, amphotericin B. Overall, these results indicate that the structure of a C. albicans biofilm depends on the nature of the contact surface, but that some surfaces produce biofilms with a layered architecture resembling to that described for bacterial systems.
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