Microbe Identification
Microbe nameCandida albicans
NCBI Taxonomy ID5476
Microbe Taxonomy
SuperkingdomEukaryota
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassSaccharomycetes
OrderSaccharomycetales
FamilyDebaryomycetaceae
GenusCandida
Species albicans
StrainNot Available
Microbe Properties
Gram staining propertiesPositive
ShapeYeast-like cell, globose to elongate
MobilityNot Available
Flagellar presenceNot Available
Number of membranesNot Available
Oxygen preferenceNot Available
Optimal temperatureNot Available
Temperature rangeNot Available
HabitatNot Available
Biotic relationshipNot Available
Cell arrangementPseudohyphae and occasionally true hyphae
SporulationNot Available
MetabolismGlucose fermentation; Nitrate assimilation
Energy sourceNot Available
Host and Biospecimens
HostBody siteBiospecimenDetailsData SourceReference
HumanGutFecesUnknownThe Human Microbiome Project (HMP)29178920
HumanLarge intestineFecesNot AvailableDisbiome28530644
HumanOral cavitySalivaNot AvailableDisbiome31247001
HumanGingivaSupragingival plaqueNot AvailableDisbiome31953340
HumanLarge intestineFecesNot AvailableDisbiome24275714
HumanLarge intestineFecesNot AvailableDisbiome24475780
HumanLarge intestineFecesNot AvailableDisbiome26843508