TABLE 1.
Compositional analysis of mannan from C. albicans strainsa
| Strain | Serotype | nb | Mean (SD)
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| Hydrophobic cells
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Hydrophilic cells
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| CSH (%) | % Protein | % Hexose | % PO4 | CSH (%) | % Protein | % Hexose | % PO4 | |||
| A9 | B | 3/3 | 93.6 (3.1) | 6.0 (0.9) | 74.3 (3.6) | 3.9 (0.1)1 | 4.0 (1.0) | 5.1 (0.5) | 79.9 (13.7) | 3.2 (0.1)1,2 |
| LGH1095 | B | 3/3 | 99.2 (0.7) | 4.9 (0.9) | 77.6 (5.8) | 4.7 (0.5)3 | 1.4 (1.7) | 5.6 (1.1) | 80.9 (2.6) | 3.7 (0.1)3 |
| SC5314 | A | 3/3 | 99.6 (0.7) | 4.0 (0.5) | 84.1 (5.4) | 4.3 (0.3) | 30.2 (18.4) | 4.6 (1.3) | 84.5 (7.6) | 3.8 (0.2) |
| B311 | A | 2/3 | 98.0 | 4.9 | 78.8 | 4.5 | 27.0 | 4.9 (1.0) | 82.4 (6.5) | 3.9 (0.4)2 |
a
Data are presented as the mean (sample standard deviation) where applicable. Values with the same superscript were significantly different (P = 0.05). CSH, cell surface hydrophobicity.
b
Assays for each n were run in duplicate.