Candida (genus)

Candida

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Ascomycetes
Order:	Saccharomycetales
Family:	Saccharomycetaceae
Genus:	Candida

Species

  Candida albicans
  Candida dubliniensis
  Candida glabrata
  Candida guilliermondii
  Candida kefyr
  Candida krusei
  Candida lusitaniae
  Candida parapsilosis
  Candida tropicalis

Candida is a genus of yeasts, (the most important being Candida albicans) that can cause fungal infections (candidiasis) in humans and other animals. Candida grows in the medical laboratory as large, round, white or cream (albicans meaning 'whitish') colonies on agar plates.

Another Candida species is Candida dubliniensis which presents a problem in HIV positive patients receiving antifungal drugs.