Survival and virulence of Candida auris under selected environmental stress

This dataset was collected from microcosm experiments to evaluate the potential of Candida auris to survive selected environmental stress. The viability of Candida auris strains was estimated based on their colony-forming units after exposure to environmental UV stress or low cycling temperature. The impact of selected environmental stress on the virulence of Candida auris was also evaluated based on the survival of Galleria mellonella larvae infected with Candida auris cells exposed to selected stress compared to the survival of Galleria mellonella larvae infected with Candida auris cells not exposed to environmental stress. The impact of pre-exposure to different temperatures on the antifungal susceptibility of Candida auris was also evaluated by comparing the colony-forming units of Candida auris cells pre-exposed to different temperatures after treatment with different concentrations of fluconazole or difenoconazole. To ensure the quality of data generated, each experiment inluded at least three replicates and experimental controls.