Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Candida, Candida albicans, Saccharomyces boulardii, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Ashbya gossypii, Brettanomyces, Pichia pastoris, Saccharomyces pastorianus, Candida dubliniensis, Candida glabrata, Saccharomyces kluyveri, Brettanomyces bruxellensis, Pichia stipitis, Candida krusei, Saccharomycetaceae, Zygosaccharomyces, Candida lusitaniae, Saccharomycetales, Nematospora coryli, Yeastract, Kluyveromyces marxianus, Torula, Candida parapsilosis, Starmera, Pichia guilliermondii, Geotrichum candidum var. citri-aurantii, Ascobotryozyma, Starmerella, Debaryomyces, Saccharomyces bayanus, Torulaspora delbrueckii, Yamadazyma, Saccharomycodaceae, Dipodascaceae, Endomycetaceae, Lipomycetaceae, Kodamaea, Saccharomycopsidaceae, Zygosaccharomyces bailii, Hyphopichia, Eremotheciaceae, Candida tropicalis, Nakazawaea, Phaffomyces, Cephaloascaceae, Ascoideaceae, Pichia heedii, Kluyveromyces lactis, Ascocephalophora, Kawasakia, Geotrichum klebahnii, Phialoascus, Galactomyces, Sporopachydermia, Trichomonascaceae, Yarrowia, Pichiaceae, Dipodascopsis, Endomyces, Lipomyces, Zygozyma, Metschnikowiaceae, Pichia membranifaciens, Dipodascus, Eremothecium, Coccidiascus, Candida stellata, Candida viswanathii, Saccharomyces florentinus, Candida oleophila, Zygosaccharomyces florentinus, Candida milleri, Galactomyces candidum, Pichia subpelliculosa, Hansenula subpelliculosa, Candida blankii, YCL064C, NatB acteyltransferase. Excerpt: Candida albicans is a diploid fungus (a form of yeast) and a causal agent of opportunistic oral and genital infections in humans. Systemic fungal infections (fungemias) have emerged as important causes of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients (e.g., AIDS, cancer chemotherapy, organ or bone marrow transplantation). C. albicans biofilms readily form on the surface of implantable medical devices. In addition, h...