Explore the recorded discovery and history of Nakaseomyces glabratus, with source links and stated limits.
Formerly Candida glabrata, a small budding yeast with both carriage and opportunistic infection contexts. Finding the organism on a body surface does not by itself establish infection.
The curated reference links this name change to multigene phylogenetic work published in 2022.
The selected sources do not establish the first person ever infected. Naming, recognition and biological origin are separate questions.
Source check: 2026-09-21. Educational content; independent scientific review remains pending.