Variation in cytoplasmic microtubule organization and spindle length between the two forms of the dimorphic fungus Candida albicans.

Candida albicans is a dimorphic fungus capable of growing as a budding yeast and as a filamentous hypha. We have used the technique of immunofluorescence to study the changes in the microtubule cytoskeleton during the cell cycle in both growth forms. This approach has revealed the presence of an ext...