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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-5-23
pubmed:abstractText
"Giant cell" production by C. albicans cultured in the presence of substances belonging to the pentitol family is described in this study. After two days of incubation, at pentitol concentrations ranging between 0.1 and 20 mg%, the production of very large, frequently multibudding cells became evident. Their number increased with time, in some cases reaching 20% of the culture cells and their size could exceed 25 mcm. Comparisons with other sugar/alcohols and with other Candida spp. are presented. A possible explanation of this observation is consistent with an accumulation of pentitol catabolites in the yeast cytoplasm followed by an increased osmotic strength and cell swelling.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0391-5352
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
343-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2000-12-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
"Giant cell" production by C. albicans cultured in xylitol.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Clinical Pathology, Regina Elena Institute for Cancer Research, Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article