Candida auris

Translingual

Proper noun

Candida auris f

1. A taxonomic species within the order Serinales – a multi-drug-resistant yeast fungus that causes fungemia, yielding candidemia (systemic candidiasis); synonym of Candidozyma auris.

Usage notes

• Genus Candidozyma was erected in 2024 to include a few species of Candida and several new species.
• Genus Candida was previously placed in family Saccharomycetaceae (order Saccharomycetales).

Hypernyms

• (species): Serinales – order; Debaryomycetaceae – family; Candida – genus
• (species, as Candidozyma auris):; Serinales – order; Metschnikowiaceae – family; Candidozyma – genus

References

• Candida auris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Candida auris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Candida auris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Candidozyma auris at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Candida auris at MycoBank
• Candidozyma auris at MycoBank