Germ tube test is done for: (A) Candida albicans, (B) Candida tropicalis, (C) Candida glabrata, (D) Candida kefyr
Answer is A. Germ tube test / Reynold braude phenomenon - specific test for Candida albicans Colonies are mixed with human or sheep serum & incubated for 2 hours . Wet mount preparation is examined under microscope. Germ tubes are formed , describe as long tube like projections extending from yeast cells.