FIG 2.

Phenotypic profiling of Candida auris clinical isolates. (A) Flocculation of ssk1Δ and hog1Δ mutants in different parental strain backgrounds was tested. All the samples were vortexed and photographed after 5 min. Red arrows indicate the floccules in the suspension. (B) Representative microscopy differential interference contrast (DIC) images showing the elongated pseudohyphal morphology of indicated strains. Logarithmically growing cells in YPD were washed, and images were taken with a Zeiss Axiovert 200 microscope at ×63 magnification. White arrows indicate the elongated cells, and the percentage of these cells was depicted in the small white box (scale bar = 5 μm).