Candida albicans

**Semantic type:** Fungus

**Definition:** A species of diploid fungus in the phylum Ascomycota which is capable of mating but not of meiosis, and is a causal agent of opportunistic oral and genital infections in humans.

**Synonyms:** - C. albicans - CANDIDA ALBICANS - CANDIDA ALBICANS - Candida stellatoidea