@article{mbs:/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-113-2-439, author = "Mattia, Elena and Cassone, Antonio", title = "Inducibility of Germ-tube Formation in Candida albicans at Different Phases of Yeast Growth", journal= "Microbiology", year = "1979", volume = "113", number = "2", pages = "439-442", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-113-2-439", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-113-2-439", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1465-2080", type = "Journal Article", abstract = "Summary: Yeast cells of Candida albicans growing at 25 °C in glucose/yeast extract medium cannot germinate by dilution into fresh medium at 37 °C before reaching the stationary phase of growth. However, cells at any stage of growth are able to form germ-tubes giving true hyphae when incubated at 37 °C in the presence of inducers such as serum or N-acetyl-d-glucosamine. Thus, stationary phase cells are not endowed with a specific ‘competence’ to germinate.", }