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Iron, an essential nutrient, affects the levels of ergosterol (a fluconazole target) in fungal membranes. Our lab-generated FR strain (fluconazole minimum inhibitory concentration [MIC] &gt;125 \u00b5g\/mL) showed a twofold lower MIC (4.66 \u00b5g\/mL) for the iron chelator deferasirox (DFX), compared to its patent strain CAI4 (DFX MIC 9.34 \u00b5g\/mL), suggesting a greater sensitivity to iron chelation. A sublethal dose of DFX (2.33 \u00b5g\/mL) was able to effectively synergize with 125 \u00b5g\/mL fluconazole to kill the FR strain. Iron estimation revealed significantly enhanced intracellular iron accumulation in the FR strain compared to CAI4. Expression of iron-uptake genes (\n              <jats:italic>FRP1<\/jats:italic>\n              ,\n              <jats:italic>FRE10<\/jats:italic>\n              , and\n              <jats:italic>RBT5<\/jats:italic>\n              ) was also significantly upregulated in the FR strain, particularly under high iron. FR strain also showed an increase in the levels of cellular ergosterol, along with an increase in the expression of ergosterol biosynthesis genes (\n              <jats:italic>ERG11<\/jats:italic>\n              and\n              <jats:italic>ERG9<\/jats:italic>\n              ), compared to CAI4, under both low and high iron. The strain further showed increased \u03b2-glucan levels and exposure. Additionally, FR strain showed significantly higher survival in high-iron mice compared to low-iron mice, during fluconazole treatment. Finally, we observed a synergistic fungicidal response between 2.33 \u00b5g\/mL DFX and 125 \u00b5g\/mL fluconazole, for FR clinical strains. 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