Christine Marie Berkhout
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Christine Marie Berkhout (1893–1932) was a mycologist. She described the genus Candida
in her doctoral thesis for the University of Utrecht
in the Netherlands
in 1923. This event was later described as marking "the beginning of the rational systematics of the anascosporogenous yeasts" .
Candida (genus)
Candida is a genus of yeasts. Many species are harmless commensals or endosymbionts of animal hosts including humans, but other species, or harmless species in the wrong location, can cause disease. Candida albicans can cause infections in humans and other animals, especially in immunocompromised...
in her doctoral thesis for the University of Utrecht
Utrecht University
Utrecht University is a university in Utrecht, Netherlands. It is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe. Established March 26, 1636, it had an enrollment of 29,082 students in 2008, and employed 8,614 faculty and staff, 570 of which are full professors....
in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
in 1923. This event was later described as marking "the beginning of the rational systematics of the anascosporogenous yeasts" .