Definitions for candida albicans
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1. Candida albicans, Monilia albicansnoun

   a parasitic fungus that can infect the mouth or the skin or the intestines or the vagina

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1. Candida albicansnoun

   A diploid asexual fungus (a form of yeast). An overgrowth results in candidiasis in immunocompromised patients.

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1. Candida albicans

   Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogenic yeast that is a common member of the human gut flora. It can also survive outside the human body. It is detected in the gastrointestinal tract and mouth in 40–60% of healthy adults. It is usually a commensal organism, but it can become pathogenic in immunocompromised individuals under a variety of conditions. It is one of the few species of the genus Candida that causes the human infection candidiasis, which results from an overgrowth of the fungus. Candidiasis is, for example, often observed in HIV-infected patients.C. albicans is the most common fungal species isolated from biofilms either formed on (permanent) implanted medical devices or on human tissue. C. albicans, C. tropicalis, C. parapsilosis, and C. glabrata are together responsible for 50–90% of all cases of candidiasis in humans. A mortality rate of 40% has been reported for patients with systemic candidiasis due to C. albicans. By one estimate, invasive candidiasis contracted in a hospital causes 2,800 to 11,200 deaths yearly in the US. Nevertheless, these numbers may not truly reflect the true extent of damage this organism causes, given new studies indicating that C. albicans can cross the blood–brain barrier in mice.C. albicans is commonly used as a model organism for fungal pathogens. It is generally referred to as a dimorphic fungus since it grows both as yeast and filamentous cells. However, it has several different morphological phenotypes including opaque, GUT, and pseudohyphal forms. C. albicans was for a long time considered an obligate diploid organism without a haploid stage. This is, however, not the case. Next to a haploid stage C. albicans can also exist in a tetraploid stage. The latter is formed when diploid C. albicans cells mate when they are in the opaque form. The diploid genome size is approximately 29 Mb, and up to 70% of the protein coding genes have not yet been characterized.C. albicans is easily cultured in the lab and can be studied both in vivo and in vitro. Depending on the media different studies can be done as the media influences the morphological state of C. albicans. A special type of medium is CHROMagar Candida, which can be used to identify different Candida species.

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1. candida albicans

   Candida Albicans is a type of fungus, specifically a yeast, that typically resides harmlessly in the body and is found in the mouth, intestines, and skin. However, in certain conditions, it can overgrow and lead to infections. This yeast is the most common cause of fungal infections in humans, causing conditions like oral thrush and vaginal yeast infections. While normally not dangerous, Candida Albicans can cause serious infections in immunocompromised individuals.

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1. Candida albicans

   Candida albicans is a diploid fungus that grows both as yeast and filamentous cells and a causal agent of opportunistic oral and genital infections in humans. RNA-binding protein Slr1 was recently discovered to play a role in instigating the hyphal formation and virulence in C. albicans. Systemic fungal infections including those by C. albicans have emerged as important causes of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. C. albicans biofilms may form on the surface of implantable medical devices. In addition, hospital-acquired infections by C. albicans have become a cause of major health concerns. C. albicans is commensal and a constituent of the normal gut flora comprising microorganisms that live in the human mouth and gastrointestinal tract. C. albicans lives in 80% of the human population without causing harmful effects, although overgrowth of the fungus results in candidiasis. Candidiasis is often observed in immunocompromised individuals such as HIV-infected patients. A common form of candidiasis restricted to the mucosal membranes in mouth or vagina is thrush, which is usually easily cured in people who are not immunocompromised. For example, higher prevalence of colonization of C. albicans was reported in young individuals with tongue piercing, in comparison to unpierced matched individuals. To infect host tissue, the usual unicellular yeast-like form of C. albicans reacts to environmental cues and switches into an invasive, multicellular filamentous form, a phenomenon called dimorphism.

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1. Candida albicans

   A unicellular budding fungus which is the principal pathogenic species causing CANDIDIASIS (moniliasis).

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   The numerical value of candida albicans in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

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   The numerical value of candida albicans in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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