Germ tube test is done for
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.
Candida albicans
Candida tropicalis
Candida glabrata
Candida kefyr
Mycology