Germ tube test is used in the diagnosis of: (A) Candida albicans, (B) Cryptococcus, (C) Histoplasma, (D) Coccidiomycosis
Answer is A. Candida albicans has the ability to form germ tubes within 2hrs when incubated in human serum at 37C. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology, Ananthanarayan and Paniker; 9th edition