Open AccessDrosophila melanogaster as a model to study virulence and azole treatment of the emerging pathogen Candida auris
Author(s) -
Sebastian Wurster,
Ashwini Bandi,
Nicholas D. Beyda,
Nathaniel D. Albert,
Nitya Meenakshi Raman,
Isaam Raad,
Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy/journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkz100
Subject(s) - candida auris , biology , posaconazole , microbiology and biotechnology , fluconazole , virulence , corpus albicans , pathogen , candida albicans , fungal pathogen , azole , antifungal , itraconazole , gene , genetics
Candida auris is an emerging, often MDR, yeast pathogen. Efficient animal models are needed to study its pathogenicity and treatment. Therefore, we developed a C. auris fruit fly infection model.