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Anti-Candida albicans germ tube antibodies can be induced in rabbits immunized with different C. albicans extracts. Antigens responsible for the induction of those antibodies have molecular weights of approximately 230–250, 62, 43 and 41 kDa. These antigens are present in the cell wall of both C. albicans morphological forms, although their location seems to be different.
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Regulez, P., Arilla, M.C., Bikandi, J. et al. Identification of antigens reacting with anti-Candida albicans germ tube antibodies. Eur J Epidemiol 8, 356–361 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00158568
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