[Structural organization of the cell walls in yeasts of the genus Candida]

The structural organization of the outer layer of cell walls was studied in three species of the Candida genus using a proteolytic digestion followed by an analysis of the resultant cell wall fragments by the techniques of gel filtration and PMR. Differences were found in the thickness of the outer cell wall layer removed by proteases as well as in the structural arrangement of polysaccharide molecules in this layer.