Candida albicans (IMAGE)

University of Utah Health

Candida albicans

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The fungus Candida albicans, a type of yeast, lives in the gut microbiota and plays a role in health and gastrointestinal disease. The scanning electron micrograph shows the yeast in its pathogenic, hyphal form.

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