germ tube test

a test for the identification of Candida albicans; after a 3-hour incubation in serum, an inoculum of Candida develops tubelike appendages.

germ tube test

A screening test used for the rapid identification and specification of candidiasis caused by Candida albicans, a common fungal infection in immunosuppressed hosts. A clinical specimen is added to serum. If Candida germ tubes appear in the specimen within 2 hr, the test is presumed to be positive, pending confirmation by other laboratory assays.

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The confirmed Candida isolates were further speciated by germ tube test, chlamydoconidia production test on corn meal agar, sugar assimilation tests for Dextrose, Lactose, Sucrose, Trehalose and Maltose and by the colour of growth on HiChrom Candida agar isolation method, Hi media laboratories Pvt.

Prevalence of Candidial infections with their antifungal susceptibility pattern in a tertiary care hospital

Identification was carried out by performing Gram stain, germ tube test (24Fig.

Isolation and identification of Candida species in the patients of UTI

Yeast isolates were further analysed through the germ tube test and reported as candida albicans or candida non-albicans.

Clinical features and outcomes of Candidaemia in cancer patients: Results from Pakistan

The Candida isolates obtained were further identified by conventional methods such as gram stain (direct microscopy), germ tube test, Sabouraud dextrose broth, microscopic morphology on cornmeal agar, and sugar assimilation tests.

Study of biofilm formation as a virulence marker in Candida species isolated from various clinical specimens

Germ tube test was performed to identify Candida albicans.

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF DENTURE CLEANSERS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Candida species, initially identified by colony morphology, were further characterized by germ tube test, morphology on cornmeal as well as Chromagar and sugar assimilation profiles.

Prevalence and in vitro Antifungal Susceptibility Pattern of Candida species in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Until then it had been misidentified as candida albicans if only germ tube test was used for identification as both the species have many similarities in their microscopic morphology and ability to form germ tubes in serum.

Candida dubliniensis: A rare cause of nail infection

All consecutive non-duplicate Candida species isolated from March to September 2005 were identified using the germ tube test and a commercial identification kit (Auxacolor 2, Bio-Rad, France).

Candida species: species distribution and antifungal susceptibility patterns

In addition to variation in trehalose assimilation rates, 3-4 distinct types were apparent in the germ tube test.

Environmental source of Candida dubliniensis

The isolate was confirmed to be C albicans by the germ tube test and the API 20 C AUX kit (biomerieux, Marcy-L'Etoile, France).

Preparation of anti-Candida albicans antibodies in an egg-laying hen and their protective efficacy in mice

These colonies were further followed by performing germ tube test, morphology on corn meal agar, sugar fermentation, and assimilation test for identification of Candida species through conventional method.

Evaluation of VITEK 2 system and chromagar for identification of yeasts in clinical laboratory

To confirm presence of candida gram staining and germ tube test were also carried out.