Role of specific determinants in mannan of Candida albicans serotype A in adherence to human buccal epithelial cells.

doi:10.1128/iai.60.6.2493-2499.1992

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Role of specific determinants in mannan of Candida albicans serotype A in adherence to human buccal epithelial cells.

Infection and immunity - 1 Jun 1992

Miyakawa Y, Kuribayashi T, Kagaya K, Suzuki M, Nakase T, Fukazawa Y

Abstract excerpt

Candida albicans serotype A (C. albicans A) possesses a specific antigen, designated antigen 6, which resides in mannans on the cell surface. To determine the role of the mannan moiety of the C. albicans cell wall in adherence to buccal epithelial cells, we used antigen 6-deficient mutants which...

Topics

Adhesiveness
Agglutination
Antigens, Fungal
Candida albicans
Cheek
Epitopes
Humans
Mannans
Mouth Mucosa
Mutation
Structure-Activity Relationship

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