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The capacity of Candida albicans to produce germ tubes in a simple medium is analysed as a function of the pH variation, the bacterial supernatant and the addition of differing concentrations of various species of bacteria.
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Auger, P., Joly, J. Factors influencing germ tube production in Candida albicans. Mycopathologia 61, 183–186 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00468014
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