Germ Tube Formation in Candida Albicans:

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Using the method of Elmer et al (11), the germ tube test was performed for 10 previously confirmed germ-tube positive Candida albicans isolates, using sera obtained from human, rabbit, sheep, cow and goat blood. The possibility of germ tube formation within 30 minutes has been further confirmed in this study. Comparism of mean time of germ tube formation in the sera used showed a significant difference for cow and goat sera (P0.05) for both rabbit and sheep sera. Using Student t-test analysis, there was significant difference (p

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