FIG 1.

The figure illustrates the commensal microbiota and host factors in the C. auris-negative and -positive skin. The homeostatic portion (left) depicts a skin environment that has not been colonized by C. auris, while the dysbiosis (right) portion represents a skin that has been colonized by C. auris. Antimicrobial peptides such as LL-37, dermcidin, human β-defensin 2 and 3, and immune cells such as macrophages, neutrophils, ILCs, and dendritic cells that are integral to the skin immune defense against pathogens are shown in the C. auris-negative and -positive skin.