Bio-Protocol (Jul 2013)

Preparation of Candida albicans Biofilms for Transmission Electron Microscopy

  • Heather Taff,
  • David Andes

DOI
https://doi.org/10.21769/bioprotoc.822
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 14

Abstract

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Transmission Electron Microscopy is a form of microscopy that allows for imaging of distinct portions of an individual cell. For Candida albicans biofilms, it is often used to visualize the cell walls of fixed samples of yeast and hyphae. This protocol describes how to grow, harvest, and fix Candida albicans biofilms in preparation for Transmission Electron Microscopy.