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. 1975 Jul;12(1):119–127. doi: 10.1128/iai.12.1.119-127.1975

Factors affecting filamentation in Candida albicans: changes in respiratory activity of Candida albicans during filamentation.

G A Land, W C McDonald, R L Stjernholm, L Friedman
PMCID: PMC415254  PMID: 1095490

Abstract

Glucose metabolism and respiration of Candida albicans were compared under conditions which permitted either maximal filamentous or maximal yeast growth. Changes in metabolism were monitored by comparing the quantities of ethanol produced, CO2 evolved, and oxygen consumed. Filamenting cultures produced more ethanol and less CO2 than yeasts, with oxygen consumption in the former concomitantly slower than that of the latter. Studies involving cofactors and inhibitors associated with electron transport imply that a transfer of electrons away from flavoprotein is required for maintenance of yeast morphology. Conditions consistent with a buildup of reduced flavoprotein, however, favored filament formation. These changes were expressed metabolically as a shift from an aerobic to a fermentative metabolism. The results presented are consistent with hypotheses correlating filament production with changes in carbohydrate metabolism and an interruption of electron transfer within the cell.

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