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NewsZinc deficiency promotes fluconazole-resistant Candida auris virulence
Researchers identified key nutritional and genetic factors that drive the virulence of fluconazole-resistant Candida auris. Under zinc-deficient conditions, these drug-resistant strains gain a fitness advantage, exhibiting increased pathogenicity and resistance to macrophage-mediated killing.