Open AccessOn the Origin of Candida auris: Ancestor, Environmental Stresses, and Antiseptics
Author(s) -
Megha Sharma,
Arunaloke Chakrabarti
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
mbio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.562
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 2161-2129
pISSN - 2150-7511
DOI - 10.1128/mbio.02102-20
Subject(s) - candida auris , ancestor , most recent common ancestor , clade , biology , evolutionary biology , phylogenetic tree , genetics , antifungal , geography , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , archaeology
Candida auris has emerged as a serious threat to the health care settings. Advancements in molecular biology have provided several insights into the evolution of C. auris since it was first described in 2009.