The structure and composition of the cell walls of different Candida species alone and in response to the antifungal drug, caspofungin, were investigated. The observed differences were used to evaluate how changes at the fungal cell surface affect interactions with macrophages.
ORGANISM(S): Candida glabrata (Yeast) (Torulopsis glabrata) Candida tropicalis MYA-3404 Candida dubliniensis Candida parapsilosis Clavispora lusitaniae ATCC 42720 Meyerozyma guilliermondii ATCC 6260