common name for candida albicans
Most cases of yeast infection in the United States are caused by Candida albicans. Yeast is the term for a fungus that exists as a single-celled organism rather than as hyphae. There are about 500 species of yeasts in 60 genera, or about 1000 species of yeasts or yeast-like organisms.ost cases of yeast infection in the United States are caused by Candida albicans. Yeast is the term for a fungus that exists as a single-celled organism rather than as hyphae. There are about 500 species of yeasts in 60 genera, or about 1000 species of yeasts or yeast-like organisms.