Figure 5.
Transmission electron microscopy of Candida albicans cells treated with L12P and L18R peptides. Approximately 107 yeast cells were incubated without (panels A–C, controls) or with the selected peptides (125 μg/ml) (panels D–F, cells treated with peptide L12P; panels G–I, cells treated with peptide L18R) for 60 min. Still intact cells treated with both peptides presented cytoplasmic changes with the presence of a number of microbodies (panels D,E,F,I), membrane retraction and cell wall alteration (panels D,F,G,H). Bar: 1000 nm (panels A,C,E), 500 nm (panels B,D,F–I).