Parasitic Relationships

Germ tubes (C. albicans) true mycelium. Germ Tube Test Emerse small portion of isolated colony in serum-Incubate at 37 C for 3hrs-Examine for germ tubes Positive = C. albicans. CMA- Corn Meal Agar Culture isolate on agar Produces pseudohyphae at room temp. Chlamydoconidia /vesicle formed by C. albicans on CMA Creamy white colony ................
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