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CANDIDA ALBICANS

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Candida albicans; Monilia albicans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Candida albicans" is a kind of...):

candida (any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida)

Holonyms ("Candida albicans" is a part of...):

candidiasis; monilia disease; moniliasis (an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans))

Holonyms ("Candida albicans" is a member of...):

genus Candida (a genus of yeastlike imperfect fungi; sometimes included in genus Monilia of the family Moniliaceae)

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 Context examples: 

Infection of the esophagus caused by fungi, most often candida albicans and candida tropicalis.

(Fungal Esophagitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Although the exact mechanism through which this peptide exerts its effect has yet to be fully elucidated, hLF1-11 may seize iron, thereby limiting the availability of free iron for microorganisms in the body. hLF1-11 appears to be effective against a variety of bacteria and fungi, including the multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans strains.

(Human Lactoferrin Peptide hLF1-11, NCI Thesaurus)

Candida albicans allergenic extract may be used as a recall antigen to stimulate the immune system against HPV.

(HPV-16 E6 Peptides Vaccine/Candida albicans Extract, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon administration of HPV-16 E6 peptides vaccine/Candida albicans extract, the four HPV-16 E6 peptides and the candida albicans may activate the immune system to mount a cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) response against cells expressing the E6 oncoprotein, resulting in tumor cell lysis.

(HPV-16 E6 Peptides Vaccine/Candida albicans Extract, NCI Thesaurus)