| Literature DB >> 6993954 |
Abstract
Descriptive and illustrative material in several recent diagnostic manuals for medical mycology are unclear with respect to proper designation of germ tubes formed by Candida albicans. Because of the increasing significance of this and other yeast species in human disease, mycologists should be aware that germ tubes, unlike buds or pseudohyphae, do not have constrictions at the point of origin. Light and scanning electron micrographs are presented to emphasize this diagnostic characteristic.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 6993954 DOI: 10.1007/bf00443074
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mycopathologia ISSN: 0301-486X Impact factor: 2.574