biostudies-literatureUnknown9(7)Yadav A<i>Candida auris</i> is an emerging global public health threat and is resistant to most antifungal agents. Though fungi are significant pathogens for animals, the role of <i>C. auris</i> in animal health remains unexplored. Here, we analysed the microbial cultures of skin and ear swabs of 87 dogs in Delhi and performed fungal meta-barcode sequencing of ear and skin samples of 7 dogs with confirmed otitis externa (OE). Overall, 4.5% of dogs (4/87) with chronic skin infections contained evidence of <i>C. auris</i> in their ear canal (<i>n</i> = 3) and on their skin surface (<i>n</i> = 1). Of the three OE dogs with <i>C. auris</i> infection/colonisation, a diversity of fungi was observed, and their meta-barcode ITS sequence reads for <i>C. auris</i> ranged from 0.06% to 0.67%. Whole-genome sJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)720https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10381908biostudies-literature<i>Candida auris</i> in Dog Ears.PMC10381908Kasana VKaur HChowdhary APanwar VARJain KWang YYadav AXu Jfalse<i>Candida auris</i> in Dog Ears.<i>Candida auris</i> is an emerging global public health threat and is resistant to most antifungal agents. Though fungi are significant pathogens for animals, the role of <i>C. auris</i> in animal health remains unexplored. Here, we analysed the microbial cultures of skin and ear swabs of 87 dogs in Delhi and performed fungal meta-barcode sequencing of ear and skin samples of 7 dogs with confirmed otitis externa (OE). Overall, 4.5% of dogs (4/87) with chronic skin infections contained evidence of <i>C. auris</i> in their ear canal (<i>n</i> = 3) and on their skin surface (<i>n</i> = 1). Of the three OE dogs with <i>C. auris</i> infection/colonisation, a diversity of fungi was observed, and their meta-barcode ITS sequence reads for <i>C. auris</i> ranged from 0.06% to 0.67%. Whole-genome s2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Jun2025-07-04T03:05:59.336Z2025-02-19T03:56:12.914ZS-EPMC103819083750470910.3390/jof9070720