Fig. 5.

Interaction between a sHA bead and a single yeast cell during a micropipette experiment. (a) Initial contact (when micropipette 2 moves toward micropipette 1 until the sHA bead touches the yeast cell). (b) No adhesion (after the bead is pulled back beyond the initial contact point). (c) Adhesive event (after the bead is pulled back with the attached cell beyond the initial contact point). An adhesive event is recorded when micropipette 1 (holding a C. albicans yeast cell) moves beyond the initial contact point due to binding of the cell to the sHA bead (immobilized by micropipette 2).