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OverviewAI-generated
Candida is a genus of fungi within the phylum Ascomycota and class Saccharomycetes. It belongs to the order Saccharomycetales and the family Debaryomycetaceae. The taxon was described by Berkhout in 1923 and holds an accepted status in the World Register of Marine Species.
Records indicate that Candida has a marine habitat. Occurrence data from various sources, including iDigBio, document findings in Mexico, the United States, Brasil, Sweden, and Puerto Rico. These records are associated with institutions such as CIBNOR, BPI, UFPE, MUSEU NACIONAL/UFRJ, and UPS. The genus is also referenced in 214 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
カンディダ属
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassSaccharomycetes
- OrderSaccharomycetales
- FamilyDebaryomycetaceae
Candida ist eine Gattung der Pilze, deren Vertreter hefeartig wachsen: Sie bilden rundliche bis eiförmige einzelne Zellen, die sich durch Knospung (Sprossung) vermehren (Sprosspilze, „Hefepilze“). Das bedeutet, neue Zellen werden durch Auswachsen und Abschnüren von Tochterzellen, sogenannter "Blastoconidien", von einer Mutterzelle gebildet. Charakteristisch für die Gattung Candida ist, dass je nach Umweltbedingungen die durch Knospung entstandenen Tochterzellen kurz bleiben oder aber zu langen Zellen auswachsen. In der Regel werden bei höheren Sauerstoffkonzentrationen nur kurze hefeartige Zellen gebildet, bei niedrigen Sauerstoffkonzentrationen auch längere hyphenartige Zellen. Durch mehrfache Knospung einer Mutterzelle werden so einerseits Fäden (Hyphen) gebildet, die sich an den Zellgrenzen verzweigen, so dass ein mycelartiges Gebilde entsteht, ein sogenanntes Pseudomycel. Andererseits werden an den Enden der hyphenartigen Zellen teils neben einer weiteren langen hyphenartigen Zelle auch noch mehrere rundliche bis ovale, also hefeartige Zellen gebildet. Candida-Arten bilden keine Sporen, sie sind "asporogen".
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 16
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Debaryomycetaceae
- Collections
- CIBNOR, BPI, UFPE, MUSEU NACIONAL/UFRJ, UPS, CUP
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Brasil, Sweden, Puerto Rico
Research
93,734 papers- Candida glabrata, Candida parapsilosis and Candida tropicalis: biology, epidemiology, pathogenicity and antifungal resistance.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2012
- Resistance of Candida to azoles and echinocandins worldwide.Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases · 2019
- Candida africana vulvovaginitis: Prevalence and geographical distribution.Journal de mycologie medicale · 2020
- Candida survival strategies.Advances in applied microbiology · 2015
- Biosurfactant from Candida: sources, classification, and emerging applications.Archives of microbiology · 2023
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Encyclopedic overview
Candida is a genus of yeasts. It is the most common cause of fungal infections worldwide and the largest genus of medically important yeasts.
The genus Candida encompasses about 200 species. Many species are harmless commensals or endosymbionts of hosts including humans. When mucosal barriers are disrupted or the immune system is compromised, however, they can invade and cause disease, known as an opportunistic infection. Candida is located on most mucosal surfaces and mainly the gastrointestinal tract, along with the skin. Candida albicans is one of the most commonly isolated species and can cause infections (candidiasis or thrush) in humans and other animals. In winemaking, some species of Candida can potentially spoil wines.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Candida” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.