Candidiasis or thrush is a fungal infection ( mycosis ) of any of the Candida species ( all yeasts ), of which Candida albicans is the most common.

The genus Candida and species C. albicans were described by botanist Christine Marie Berkhout in her doctoral thesis at the University of Utrecht in 1923.

Many slight variants have been discovered since then, including various alternative mitochondrial codes, and small variants such as translation of the codon UGA as tryptophan in Mycoplasma species, and translation of CUG as a serine rather than a leucine in some members of the genus Candida ( see the article on Candida albicans ).

Some fungi, such as the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans, can undergo phenotypic switching and grow as single cells in some environments, and filamentous hyphae in others.

* Infection with Candida albicans ( candidiasis or " yeast infection ")

Other species of yeast, such as Candida albicans, are opportunistic pathogens and can cause infections in humans.

Yeasts, including Candida albicans, Rhodotorula rubra, Torulopsis and Trichosporon cutaneum, have been found living in between people's toes as part of their skin flora.

A photomicrograph of Candida albicans showing hyphal outgrowth and other morphological characteristics.

Candida glabrata is the second most common Candida pathogen after C. albicans, causing infections of the urogenital tract, and of the bloodstream ( candidemia ).

Secreted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, this compound induces cyclo heteromorphic cells in several species of bacteria and the yeast Candida albicans.

Some dimorphic species, such as Candida albicans, can switch between growth as single cells and as filamentous, multicellular hyphae.

CF patients may also have their airways chronically colonized by filamentous fungi ( such as Aspergillus fumigatus, Scedosporium apiospermum, Aspergillus terreus ) and / or yeasts ( such as Candida albicans ); other filamentous fungi less commonly isolated include Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus nidulans ( occur transiently in CF respiratory secretions ), and Exophiala dermatitidis and Scedosporium prolificans ( chronic airway-colonizers ); some filamentous fungi like Penicillium emersonii and Acrophialophora fusispora are encountered in patients almost exclusively in the context of CF.

Owing to optimal conditions of humidity, temperature and hiding niche between the tongue papillae and inside the pierced tongue, the tongue is a preferred site for colonization of Candida albicans.

The nonprotein amino acid L-homoarginine is a growth inhibitor of S. aureus as well as Candida albicans.

Additionally, pentamidine has good clinical activity in treating leishmaniasis, and yeast infections caused by the organism Candida albicans.

Although IV insertion is an aseptic procedure, skin-dwelling organisms such as Coagulase-negative staphylococcus or Candida albicans may enter through the insertion site around the catheter, or bacteria may be accidentally introduced inside the catheter from contaminated equipment.

Some cases of pharyngitis are caused by fungal infection such as Candida albicans causing oral thrush.

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This and other tests can be used to distinguish between vaginal symptoms related to G. vaginalis from those caused by other organisms, such as Trichomonas and Candida albicans, which are similar and may require different treatment.

* Candidiasis: vaginitis caused by Candida albicans ( a yeast ).

Candida yeasts are commonly present in humans, and their growth is normally limited by the human immune system and by other microorganisms, such as bacteria occupying the same locations in the human body.

Chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse is not recommended to treat candidiasis, but is effective as prophylaxis ; chlorine dioxide rinse was found to have similar in vitro effectiveness against Candida.

The Shaw Festival, an annual theater festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada began as an eight week run of Don Juan in Hell ( as the long third act dream sequence of Man And Superman is called when staged alone ) and Candida in 1962, and has grown into an annual festival with over 800 performances a year, dedicated to producing the works of Shaw and his contemporaries.

Ninian's major shrine was at Whithorn in Galloway, where he is associated with the Candida Casa ( Latin for ' White House ').

Tradition holds that Ninian was a Briton who had studied in Rome, that he established an episcopal see at the Candida Casa in Whithorn, that he named the see for Saint Martin of Tours, that he converted the southern Picts to Christianity, and that he is buried at Whithorn.

Candida is commonly found as a commensal yeast in the mucus membranes of humans and other warm-blooded animals.

The pH balance in adolescent girls ' bodies is not conducive to the growth of Candida albicans, so they are unlikely to contract a yeast infection.

Ketoconazole is a broad spectrum, antimycotic agent that is active against both Candida and M. furfur.

Another critic of " cum shot " scenes in heterosexual pornography is the US porn star-turned writer, director and producer Candida Royalle.

Candida dubliniensis is a fungal opportunistic pathogen originally isolated from AIDS patients.

It is a dimorphic yeast of the genus Candida, very closely related to Candida albicans but forming a distinct phylogenetic cluster in DNA fingerprinting.

Candida dubliniensis is cosmopolitan ( found around the world ), and has been described as a separate species in 1995.

Retrospective studies have shown that previously it had been commonly identified as Candida albicans, with which C. dubliniensis is closely related and shares a number of characteristics.

Lactoferrin also acts against the Candida albicans – a diploid fungus ( a form of yeast ) that causes opportunistic oral and genital infections in humans.

This is especially relevant given that opportunistic Candida ( fungus ) infections can cause severe systemic infections in immunocompromised patients and current treatments are highly toxic, often result in drug-resistant Candida strains, and have low efficacy.

In her New York City laboratory, Hazen cultured organisms found in soil samples and tested their ability to fight against two fungi: Cryptococcus neoformans, a fungus responsible for the chronic disease cryptococcosis, which affects lungs, skin, and other body parts like the central nervous system, and Candida albicans, which causes candidiasis, which can be minor in some cases ( e. g. a vaginal yeast infection ), or a serious infection in patients treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics.

They are effective against Brevibacterium ammoniagenes, the fungus Candida albicans, Enterobacter aerogenes, Escherichia coli, gram-negative enteric bacteria, household germs, gram-negative household germs such as those causing salmonellosis, herpes simplex types 1 and 2, influenza type A, influenza virus type A / Brazil, influenza virus type A2 / Japan, intestinal bacteria, Klebsiella pneumoniae, odor-causing bacteria, mold, mildew, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella choleraesuis, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella typhosa, Serratia marcescens, Shigella sonnei, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus faecalis, Streptococcus pyogenes, Trichophyton mentagrophytes.

For example, Leucosporidium frigidum grows at, Saccharomyces telluris at, and Candida slooffi at.

Candida quickly grows in warm moist areas of these folds and presents as a chronic itch.

) are effective against Tinea cruris, but not against Candida albicans, which requires an azole type drug, making azole drugs, effective against both types of infections, the first choice for topical treatment of infections of unknown etiology in intertriginous areas.

In 1973, he published both Goodbye London ( written with John Betjeman's daughter Candida Lycett Green ), and, with Bennie Gray, was the IPC Campaigning Journalist of the Year.