title: A new minimal synthetic medium for germ-tube production in Candida albicans.
abstract: A new minimal synthetic medium, with low amount of glucose, without aminoacids, vitamins and neutral pH, which induces germ-tubes production in Candida albicans, is reported in this work. The results indicate a perfect agreement between the germ-tube test performed with the standard method in human or animal serum and this test performed in minimal synthetic medium. In this medium the germ-tube test for the presumptive identification of Candida albicans can be performed with the same formality, time and reproducibility as those in human or animal serum. This constitutes an interesting finding because it is easy to prepare, to store and is highly reproducible.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio Micologia Medica, Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bruatto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gremmi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vidotto
mesh_terms: D002176:Candida albicans / Q000145:classification / Q000502:physiology*; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media