[Chlamydosporulation in "Candida albicans". Course of the morphogenesis; influence of light and sowing density (author's transl)].

Candida albicans is cultivated on rice cream decoction with glucose for chlamydospore production. A developmental stage refered as readiness is recognized. At this stage, the pseudomycelial thalli are able to produce chlamydospore in water without further stimulus by the sporulation medium. The greater the inoculum, the earlier appears the readiness. During the growth phase up to the readiness, the light is inhibiting the chlamydosporulation and favorising the yeast development. After the readiness, light still inhibits chlalmydospore formation.