Figure 2.

C. auris survives long periods under nutrient-limited, environmental conditions. (a) Survival of Candida spp. in water at 30°C over a time period of 24 days was analyzed by CFU quantification at indicated time points. Results are shown relative to day 0 as 100%. n ≥ 3, mean ± SD; ** p ≤ 0.005, *** p ≤ 0.001 vs. C. auris (b) Candida survival in water over 24 days from (a) is expressed as Area Under Curve (AUC), clearly indicating differences between Candida species. n ≥ 3 (c) Survival of Candida spp. after a dry period of 0, 3, 6 or 12 days was assessed by analyzing re-growth in YPD at 30°C by optical density (OD) measurement at 600 nm over 48 h. n ≥ 3 shown as mean.