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Comment
. 2021 Feb 10;29(2):150-151.
doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2021.01.010.

Exploring Candida auris in its habitat

Bing Zhai  1 , Thierry Rolling  1 , Tobias M Hohl  2
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Exploring Candida auris in its habitat

Bing Zhai et al. Cell Host Microbe. .

Abstract

Candida auris colonizes human skin and causes life-threatening fungal bloodstream infections. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Huang et al. introduce a murine model of C. auris skin colonization to explore the role of distinct clades, immune signaling pathways, antibiotics, and disinfectants on fungal persistence in or clearance from its habitat.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Factors that regulate C. auris in its skin habitat
(A) Skin commensal bacteria could directly inhibit C. auris colonization, possibly via bacterial metabolites. (B) Host Th17 responses mediate clearance of C. auris from skin. (C) Disinfectants such as chlorhexidine gluconate reduce the skin C. auris burden.
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