Figure 1
From: Comparative and functional genomics provide insights into the pathogenicity of dermatophytic fungi
Hyphae and microconidia of A. benhamiae on human hair and human keratinocytes. (a) Fluorescence microscopic picture (laser scanning microscope LSM 5 LIVE, Zeiss, Jena) of hyphae and microconidia stained with fluorescent brightener 28 (Sigma, USA). Scale bar: 5 μm. (b) Colonization of human hair. Cyan, fluorescence brightener 28-stained fungal hyphae; orange, hair autofluorescence. Scale bar: 20 μm. (c) Attachment of microconidia to human keratinocytes. Cyan, fluorescence brightener 28-stained fungal hyphae, red, wheat-germ agglutinin stained keratinocytes. Scale bar: 5 μm. (d) Human keratinocytes with germinating A. benhamiae microconidia. Scanning electron microscopy image. Scale bar: 10 μm. See Additional file 1 for supplementary information pertaining to this figure.