In vitro effects of Ag+ on planktonic and adhered cells of fluconazole-resistant and susceptible strains of Candida albicans, C. glabrata and C. krusei.

Planktonic and attached cells of strains of Candida albicans, C. glabrata and C. krusei with varied susceptibilities to fluconazole (FCZ) were compared for their relative susceptibilities to Ag+ via cell recovery and flow cytometric analyses. All strains lost membrane permeability and were non-recoverable upon culture after 1h exposure in morpholino-ethanesulfonic acid (MES) buffer fortified with