Science is Beautiful: Disease and Medicine by Colin Salter

Author:Colin Salter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pavilion Books
Published: 2018-01-22T05:00:00+00:00

Candida albicans yeast cells (scanning electron micrograph)

Candida albicans is a yeast fungus commonly found in many humans with no ill effects. Sometimes a course of antibiotics or a weakened immune system can allow its growth to accelerate, resulting in oral or vaginal thrush, or nappy rash. This excessive growth triggers a change in Candida albicans: the normally single-celled fungus becomes multicellular and resistant to antifungal and antibiotic treatments. This image shows Candida albicans present in the urine sample of someone with a urinary tract infection.

(Magnification x4,000 at 10cm wide)

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