Effects of surface roughness and dimorphism on the adhesion of <scp><i>Candida albicans</i></scp> to the surface of resins: scanning electron microscope analyses of mode and number of adhesions

Abstract

Adhesion of yeast-form C. albicans was indifferent to surface roughness. In contrast, mycelial adhesion increased with surface roughness of the resin because mycelia infiltrated the minute protuberances on rough surfaces.