ClaID: a Rapid Method of Clade-Level Identification of the Multidrug Resistant Human Fungal Pathogen Candida auris
Author(s) -
Aswathy Narayanan,
Pavitra Selvakumar,
Rahul Siddharthan,
Kaustuv Sanyal
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
microbiology spectrum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.502
H-Index - 51
ISSN - 2165-0497
DOI - 10.1128/spectrum.00634-22
Subject(s) - clade , biology , candida auris , genetics , multilocus sequence typing , genome , dna sequencing , antifungal drug , evolutionary biology , gene , phylogenetics , microbiology and biotechnology , antifungal , genotype , candida albicans
C. auris was first isolated in Japan in 2009 as an antifungal drug-susceptible pathogen causing localized infections. Within a decade, it simultaneously evolved in different parts of the world as distinct clades exhibiting resistance to antifungal drugs at varying levels.
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