Draft Genome Sequences of 19 Clinical Isolates of Candida auris from Hong Kong

Herman Tse; Alan K L Tsang; Yiu-Wai Chu; Dominic N C Tsang

doi:10.1128/MRA.00308-20

Draft Genome Sequences of 19 Clinical Isolates of Candida auris from Hong Kong

Microbiol Resour Announc. 2021 Jan 7;10(1):e00308-20. doi: 10.1128/MRA.00308-20.

Authors

Herman Tse¹, Alan K L Tsang², Yiu-Wai Chu¹, Dominic N C Tsang¹

Affiliations

¹ Microbiology Division, Public Health Laboratory Services Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong SAR, China.
² Microbiology Division, Public Health Laboratory Services Branch, Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health, Hong Kong SAR, China alan_kl_tsang@dh.gov.hk.

Abstract

Candida auris is an emerging human pathogen associated with multidrug resistance and nosocomial outbreaks. We report the draft genome sequences of 19 C. auris isolates that were associated with a cluster of cases in a hospital in Hong Kong.