<prompt> Germ tube formation is shown byCandida albicansCryptococcusMucorAspergillus  <response>: Ans. a Candida albicans Ref. Ananthanarayan Microbiology 6thpg. 576; 7thRaynolds-Braude phenomenon germ-tube formation is a rapid method of identifying Candida albicans based on ability to form germ tubes within 2 hrs on incubation in human serum at 37degC.CANDIDA ALBICANS Yeast-like fungus Pseudomycelia Pseudohyphae are seen It is not a dimorphic fungus Diabetes is the most common predisposing factor Normal inhabitants of skin and mucosa Produces creamy-white, smooth colonies with yeast odour on Sabourauds media Forms Chlamydospores on Com meal agar at 20degC Blastomeres seen in isolates Members of the genus Candida reproduce by Ascospore formation Treatment:Local - nystatin,Disseminated - Amphotericin, 5-Flurocytocin, clotrimazole. 