Can serums be replaced by Mueller-Hinton agar in germ tube test?

ATALAY, MUSTAFA; Koc, AYŞE; Parkan, ÖMÜR; Aydemir, G.; Elmali, Ferhan; Sav, Hafize; SAV, Hafize

doi:10.4103/1119-3077.180046

Can serums be replaced by Mueller-Hinton agar in germ tube test?

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ATALAY M. A., Koc A. N., Parkan O. M., Aydemir G., Elmali F., Sav H., ...More

NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE, vol.20, no.1, pp.61-63, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 20 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.4103/1119-3077.180046
Journal Name: NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.61-63
Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The germ tube test (GTT) is inexpensive, easy, and well-defined test that differentiates Candida albicans (excluding Candida dubliniensis and Candida africana) from other species. The aim of this study was to evaluate various serums (i.e., human, rabbit, horse, and fetal bovine serum) used in the GTT and Mueller-Hinton agar (MHA).