Gallus domestica Yolk (Vitelline) Membrane Use for In Vitro Microbial Adherence Studies

Abstract

The yolk membrane of unfertilized eggs (Gallus domestica) was isolated, washed, placed onto a glass holder, and utilized as an in vitro membrane model to study yeast attachment.

Pulse immunoassay for Candida albicans

“…In the present study, a novel immunoassay using an electric pulse is proposed and applied to the immunoassay of Candida albicans as a typical case in which the antigen has a size of 0003-2700/85/0357-1998$01.50/0 © 1985 American Chemical Society several micrometers. C. albicans is a pathogenic yeast and the determination of its concentration has clinical importance (7)(8)(9). Since yeast cells were known to form linear linkages under electric field, the immunoreaction of C. albicans and antibody was expected to be accelerated.…”

“…Recently also the infrared range has been investigated, coupling an FT-IR spectrometer with a heated graphite atomizer, thus introducing further analytical applications of this device (6). At the same time new techniques have been developed for simultaneous multielement determination by graphite furnace atomic absorption (GFAA) or emission spectrometry (7)(8)(9).…”