Draft Genome Sequence of a Preterm Infant-Derived Isolate of Candida parapsilosis.

Steve A James Andrea TelatinDavid BakerRhiannon EvansPaul ClarkeLindsay J Hall Simon R Carding

Published in: Microbiology resource announcements (2023)

Candida parapsilosis is a human fungal pathogen of increasing incidence and causes invasive candidiasis, notably in preterm or low-birthweight neonates. Here, we present the genome sequence of C. parapsilosis NCYC 4289, a fecal isolate from a preterm male infant.

Keyphrases

candida albicans
low birth weight
gestational age
preterm birth
preterm infants
biofilm formation
endothelial cells
staphylococcus aureus
pseudomonas aeruginosa
escherichia coli
cystic fibrosis