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Tracing the Evolutionary History and Global Expansion of Candida auris Using Population Genomic Analyses.
mBio - 28 Apr 2020
Chow Nancy A, Muñoz José F, Gade Lalitha, Berkow Elizabeth L, Li Xiao, Welsh Rory M, Forsberg Kaitlin, Lockhart Shawn R, Adam Rodney, Alanio Alexandre, Alastruey-Izquierdo Ana, Althawadi Sahar, Araúz Ana Belén, Ben-Ami Ronen, Bharat Amrita, Calvo Belinda, Desnos-Ollivier Marie, Escandón Patricia, Gardam Dianne, Gunturu Revathi, Heath Christopher H, Kurzai Oliver, Martin Ronny, Litvintseva Anastasia P, Cuomo Christina A
Abstract excerpt
Candida auris has emerged globally as a multidrug-resistant yeast that can spread via nosocomial transmission. An initial phylogenetic study of isolates from Japan, India, Pakistan, South Africa, and Venezuela revealed four populations (clades I, II, III, and IV) corresponding to these geographic regions. Since this description, C. auris has been reported in more than 30 additional countries. To trace this global...
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