The environmental stress sensitivities of pathogenic Candida species, including Candida auris, and implications for their spread in the hospital setting

Heaney, HelenLaing, JullettePaterson, LindaWalker, Alan W.Gow, Neil A.R.Johnson, Elizabeth M.MacCallum, Donna M.Brown, Alistair J P2020-08-042020-08-042020-08Heaney, H, Laing, J, Paterson, L, Walker, A W, Gow, N A R, Johnson, E M, MacCallum, D M & Brown, A J P 2020, 'The environmental stress sensitivities of pathogenic Candida species, including Candida auris, and implications for their spread in the hospital setting', Medical Mycology, vol. 58, no. 6, pp. 744-755. https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myz1271369-3786ORCID: /0000-0001-5099-8495/work/79062832ORCID: /0000-0003-4833-0378/work/79063073ORCID: /0000-0003-3623-1890/work/111043521https://hdl.handle.net/2164/14858We are grateful to Dr. David Stead, Evelyn Argo and Craig Pattison (Aberdeen Proteomics Core Facility) for their expert identification of Candida isolates by MALDI ToF MS, and to Dr Jill King and our colleagues in the Aberdeen Fungal Group for their helpful advice. AJPB and NARG were supported by a programme grant from the Medical Research Council [www.mrc.ac.uk] (grant number MR/M026663/1) and by the Medical Research Council Centre for Medical Mycology and the University of Aberdeen (grant number MR/N006364/1). AJPB was also supported by the UK Biotechnology and Biological Research Council [www.bbsrc.ac.uk] (grant numbers BB/F00513X/1, BB/P020119/1), and AWW by the Scottish Government’s Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services (RESAS) division. NARG was also supported by grants from the Wellcome Trust [www.wellcome.ac.uk] (grant numbers 075470, 086827, 093378, 097377, 099197, 101873, 102705, 200208). DMM was supported by National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) [www.nc3rs.org.uk] (grant numbers NC/S001557/1 and NC/N002482/1) and the UK Biotechnology and Biological Research Council [www.bbsrc.ac.uk] (grant number BB/P02050X/1). HH was supported by the John Duthie Scholarship from the University of Aberdeen’s Development Trust. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.115452632engSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingCandida aurisCandida pathogensstress resistancedecontaminationhospital laundryINFECTIONSDRUG-RESISTANCEEMERGENCECHALLENGESANTISEPTICSPARAPSILOSISDISINFECTANTSHEALTHOUTBREAKALBICANSR Medicine (General)Infectious DiseasesMedical Research Council (MRC)MR/M026663/1MR/N006364/1National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3R's)NC/S001557/1NC/N002482/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)BB/F00513X/1BB/P020119/1BB/P02050X/1Rural and Environmental Science and Analytical Services (RESAS)Wellcome Trust075470086827093378097377099197101873102705200208R1The environmental stress sensitivities of pathogenic Candida species, including Candida auris, and implications for their spread in the hospital settingJournal article10.1093/mmy/myz127http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85083587251&partnerID=8YFLogxK586