Fungus
Candida auris / Candidozyma auris
Emerging multidrug-resistant yeast
KAN-dih-duh OR-is
High-yield clue
Candida species + multidrug-resistance and healthcare outbreak vocabulary.
Overview
An emerging yeast, now also named Candidozyma auris in current taxonomy, used for antimicrobial-resistance coursework, healthcare transmission vocabulary, and species-level identification concepts.
Classification
- Fungus
- Yeast
- Emerging AMR organism
Lab & identification clues
- Species identification vocabulary
- Susceptibility concept
- Healthcare outbreak framing
Associations
- Antifungal resistance vocabulary
- Healthcare-associated outbreak concept
- Colonization versus infection vocabulary
Commonly confused with
- Candida albicans
- Candida glabrata
Your notes
Original student-study summary. Sources checked: OpenStax Microbiology 2e, NCBI Bookshelf Medical Microbiology, and CDC topic pages where applicable; reviewed 2026-06. Educational only; no diagnosis, treatment, dosing, or specimen-handling guidance.