thrush fungus; Candida albicans
Medical term for the fungus that causes oral thrush (鵞口瘡). Usually written in katakana.
Thrush is caused by a fungus called Candida albicans.
Candida albicans can be a normal resident in the oral cavity.
鵞口瘡 is the disease (oral thrush), while ガコウソウキン is the causative fungus.
カンジダ is the genus name, often used interchangeably in clinical contexts, but ガコウソウキン specifically refers to Candida albicans.
Katakana spelling is common for this medical term; usually written in kana.
Kanji form is rare and technical; the word is usually written in kana.
From 鵞口瘡 (oral thrush) + 菌 (fungus/bacterium). The kanji are rarely used; the term is typically written in katakana as a medical loanword-like compound.