%0 Journal Article %A Mattia, Elena %A Cassone, Antonio %T Inducibility of Germ-tube Formation in Candida albicans at Different Phases of Yeast Growth %D 1979 %J Microbiology, %V 113 %N 2 %P 439-442 %@ 1465-2080 %R https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-113-2-439 %I Microbiology Society, %X 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. %U https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/micro/10.1099/00221287-113-2-439