Exploring Candida auris in its habitat

Bing Zhai; Thierry Rolling; Tobias M Hohl

doi:10.1016/j.chom.2021.01.010

Exploring Candida auris in its habitat

Cell Host Microbe. 2021 Feb 10;29(2):150-151. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2021.01.010.

Authors

Bing Zhai¹, Thierry Rolling¹, Tobias M Hohl²

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Disease Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA; Immunology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
² Infectious Disease Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA; Immunology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: hohlt@mskcc.org.

Abstract

Candida auris colonizes human skin and causes life-threatening fungal bloodstream infections. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Huang et al. introduce a murine model of C. auris skin colonization to explore the role of distinct clades, immune signaling pathways, antibiotics, and disinfectants on fungal persistence in or clearance from its habitat.

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Animals
Candida*
Disease Models, Animal
Ecosystem
Humans
Mice
Risk Factors
Viral Tropism*

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