Candida

See also: candida, cándida, cândida, Cándida, and Cândida

Translingual

Candida tropicalis, formerly called Candida vulgaris

Candida albicans

Etymology

Feminine singular of Latin candidus (“of a shining, dazzling white”).

Proper noun

Candida f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Saccharomycetaceae – 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; Saccharomycetaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Candida tropicalis – type species; Candida albicans, Candida glabrata, Candida krusei – selected other species

Derived terms

• Candida auris (synonym of Candidozyma auris)
• Candidozyma

References

• Candida (fungus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Candida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Candida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Candida at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Candida at MycoBank
• Candida at Index Fungorum

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanˈdida/ [kãn̪ˈd̪i.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ida
• Syllabification: Can‧di‧da

Proper noun

Candida f

1. a female given name