Candida auris: A Decade of Understanding of an Enigmatic Pathogenic Yeast

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Kean R., Brown J., GÜLMEZ KIVANÇ D., Ware A., Ramage G.

JOURNAL OF FUNGI, vol.6, no.1, pp.30, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 6 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.3390/jof6010030
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF FUNGI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.30
  • Keywords: Candida auris, pathogenicity, in vivo models, biofilms, BIOFILM FORMATION, DROSOPHILA-MELANOGASTER, INFECTION, RECOGNITION, HAEMULONII, VIRULENCE, OUTBREAK, FUNGEMIA, GENOME, MODEL
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Candida auris is an enigmatic yeast that continues to stimulate interest within the mycology community due its rapid and simultaneous emergence of distinct clades. In the last decade, almost 400 manuscripts have contributed to our understanding of this pathogenic yeast. With dynamic epidemiology, elevated resistance levels and an indication of conserved and unique pathogenic traits, it is unsurprising that it continues to cause clinical concern. This mini-review aims to summarise some of the key attributes of his remarkable pathogenic yeast.