High-Pressure Freezing and Transmission Electron Microscopy to Visualize the Ultrastructure of the C. auris Cell Wall

Gillian Milne; Louise A. Walker

doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-2417-3_15

High-Pressure Freezing and Transmission Electron Microscopy to Visualize the Ultrastructure of the C. auris Cell Wall

Gillian Milne, Louise A. Walker^* (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is the main technique used to study the ultrastructure of biological samples. Chemical fixation was considered the main method for preserving samples for TEM; however, it is a relatively slow method of fixation and can result in morphological alterations. Cryofixation using high-pressure freezing (HPF) overcomes the limitations of chemical fixation by preserving samples instantly. Here, we describe our HPF methods optimized for visualizing Candida auris at the ultrastructural level.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Candida auris
Subtitle of host publication	Methods and Protocols
Editors	Alexander Lorenz
Publisher	HUMANA PRESS INC
Chapter	15
Pages	189-201
Number of pages	13
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-0716-2417-3
ISBN (Print)	978-1-0716-2416-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2417-3_15
Publication status	Published - 9 Jun 2022

Publication series

Name	Methods in Molecular Biology
Volume	2517
ISSN (Print)	1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)	1940-6029

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Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the Microscopy and Histology Core Facility at the University of Aberdeen for expert assistance.

Keywords

Freeze substitution
Fungal cell wall
High-pressure freezing
Transmission electron microscopy

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High-Pressure Freezing and Transmission Electron Microscopy to Visualize the Ultrastructure of the C. auris Cell Wall. / Milne, Gillian; Walker, Louise A. (Corresponding Author).
Candida auris: Methods and Protocols. ed. / Alexander Lorenz. 1st. ed. HUMANA PRESS INC, 2022. p. 189-201 (Methods in Molecular Biology; Vol. 2517).

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High-Pressure Freezing and Transmission Electron Microscopy to Visualize the Ultrastructure of the C. auris Cell Wall

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