Morphogenesis and pathogenicity of Histoplasma capsulatum.
AUTOR(ES)
Medoff, G
RESUMO
The sulfhydryl blocking agent p-chloromercuriphenylsulfonic acid (PCMS) irreversibly inhibited the mycelium-to-yeast transitions of two virulent strains of Histoplasma capsulatum, G184A and G222B, when the temperature of incubation was raised to 37 degrees C, and the block persisted even after the cultures were washed free of PCMS. Instead of transforming to yeast cells, PCMS-treated mycelia continued to grow as mycelia at the elevated temperatures. A less virulent strain (Downs) was more temperature sensitive, but it showed a similar irreversible effect at 34 degrees C. Therefore, the mycelium-to-yeast transition of H. capsulatum is not required for the adaptation of mycelia to elevated temperatures but probably results from the temperature-dependent activation of yeast-specific genes. The transition to yeast is inferred to be obligate for pathogenicity in mice because PCMS-treated mycelia failed to cause infection, and no fungi were seen in tissues after PCMS-treated mycelia were injected into mice.
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