Colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Schizosaccharomyces pombe yeast. This single-celled fungus is studied widely as a model organism for eukaryotic cell division. It is a rod-shaped yeast that grows by elongation at its ends, and it…
Colorized scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of cells of brewer's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). This yeast consists of single vegetative cells. Small daughter cells can be seen budding off from the larger cells. Saccharomyces cerevisiae ferments…
A fluorescent antibody stain reveals the oval budding yeast cells of Candida albicans. This yeast is the most common human fungal pathogen. (Credit: Maxine Jalbert and Leo Kaufman/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)