Mitochondrial Genome Sequences of the Emerging Fungal Pathogen Candida auris.

ABSTRACT: Candida auris is an emerging fungal pathogen capable of causing invasive infections in humans. Since its first appearance around 1996, it has been isolated in countries spanning five continents. C. auris is a yeast that has the potential to cause outbreaks in hospitals, can survive in adverse conditions, including dry surfaces and high temperatures, and has been frequently misidentified by traditional methods. Furthermore, strains have been identified that are resistant to two and even all three of the main classes of antifungals currently in use. Several nuclear genome assemblies of C. auris have been published representing different clades and continents, yet until recently, the mitochondrial genomes (mtDNA chromosomes) of this species and the closely related species

SUBMITTER: Misas E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7652928 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature