Nakaseomyces glabratus · World & history

Explore the recorded discovery and history of Nakaseomyces glabratus, with source links and stated limits.

About this organism

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.

2022 · Reclassified as Nakaseomyces glabratus

The curated reference links this name change to multigene phylogenetic work published in 2022.

Limits of the record

The selected sources do not establish the first person ever infected. Naming, recognition and biological origin are separate questions.

Profile sources

Source check: 2026-09-21. Educational content; independent scientific review remains pending.

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