NCIt definition : A dimorphic yeast consisting of ovoid or spherical blastospores in the phylum Ascomycota.
This species is germ-tube positive, produces thick-walled blastospores arranged in
triplets or contiguous pairs, and pseudohyphae with short unilateral, bilateral or
multilateral branches at the septa, assimilates carbohydrates, hydrolyzes esculin,
and does not utilize potassium nitrate. C. dubliniensis is an opportunistic pathogen
and has been isolated from immunocompromised individuals and the oral cavities of
HIV-infected patients. It can cause candidosis and systematic fungemia in humans.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any fungal organism that can be assigned to the species Candida dubliniensis.;