Figure 2.
TEM images of C. albicans cells. (A) Untreated C. albicans cells: N=nucleus; V = vacuole; M=mitochondria; CM = cytoplasmic membrane; CW = cell wall. (B)-(D) aBL-treated C. albicans cells: (B) Decomposition of inner organelles with deformed cell wall (aBL radiant exposure = 35.1 J/cm2); (C) Unusual vacuole growth, driving electron-dense structures to the cell periphery (aBL radiant exposure = 35.1 J/cm2); and (D) Complete loss of cytoplasmic components with disrupted cell wall (aBL radiant exposure = 70.2 J/cm2).