Table 1. Characteristics of Candida auris and Candida albicans isolates used in the study. Bold indicates the isolates used in the fungal burden experiments.

Species and isolate number	Clade	Country	Body site	Aggregation
C. auris 196	South Asian	Oman	Blood	−
C. auris 20 (NCPF 8985)	South Asian	England	Wound swab	−
C. auris 164	South Asian	England	Swab	−
C. auris 10 (NCPF 8971)	South Asian	England	Wound swab	−
C. auris 27 (NCPF 89891)	South Asian	England	Pleural Fluid	−
C. auris type strain (NCPF 13029 = CBS 10913)	East Asian	Japan	External ear	−
C. auris 15 (NCPF 8984)	East Asian	Japan	External ear	+
C. auris 12372 (CBS 12372)	East Asian	Korea	blood	+
C. auris 12373 (CBS 12373)	East Asian	Korea	blood	+
C. auris 185	South African	England	Blood	+
C. auris 228	South African	England	Skin swab	+
C. auris 206 (NCPF 13042)	South African	England	Blood	+
C. auris 204	South African	England	Tracheostomy	+
C. auris 2 (NCPF 8977)	South African	England	CSF	+
C. auris I-24	South American	Israel	Blood	−
C. auris I-156	South American	Israel	Blood	−
C. auris I-172	South American	Israel	Blood	−
C. auris 13108
(CDC B-13108)	South American	Panama	Hospital environment	−
C. auris 16565
(CDC B-16565)	South American	Chicago (from Colombia)	Hospital environment	−
C. albicans 3666	Not applicable	Hungary	blood	Not applicable
C. albicans 2606	Not applicable	Hungary	blood	Not applicable