Candida
See also: candida, cándida, cândida, and Cándida
Translingual
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Candida tropicalis, formerly called Candida vulgaris
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Candida albicans
Etymology
Feminine singular of Latin candidus (“of a shining, dazzling white”).
Proper noun
Candida f
- A taxonomic genus within the order Saccharomycetales – several yeasts, some of which cause fungal infections such as thrush.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Saccharomycotina - subphylum; Saccharomycetes - class; Saccharomycetales - order
Hyponyms
- (genus): Candida tropicalis - type species; Candida albicans, Candida auris, Candida glabrata, Candida krusei - selected other species
References
Candida (fungus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Candida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Candida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Candida at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Candida at Encyclopedia of Life
- Candida at MycoBank
- Candida at Index Fungorum