Fig. 1.

Both yeast and hyphal form cells share similar replicative lifespan. (A) Different forms of Candida albicans. Left panel, C. albicans cells of yeast form cultured at 30 °C in YPD; middle panel, C. albicans cells of hyphal form induced by serum at 37 °C; right panel, yeast daughter cells produced by hyphal mother cells at 30 °C in the absence of serum. Photos were taken with a Zeiss Axioplan 2 microscope. (B) Lifespan analysis of yeast and hyphal cells. Mean lifespan and sample size are: yeast form 21.3 (n = 48), and hyphal form 19.3 (n = 54).