Debaryomyces, the Achilles heel of wound repair

In a recent Science paper, Jain et al. (2021) discover that a fungus contributes to delayed wound healing in mice and is enriched in inflamed tissue from Crohn's disease patients. This culprit is not a well-known pathogen, but cheese yeast Debaryomyces hansenii, highlighting the importance of further studying fungi-host interactions.

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The study reveals that Debaryomyces hansenii fungus contributes to delayed wound healing in mice and is enriched in inflamed tissue from Crohn's disease patients, emphasizing the importance of further investigating fungal-host interactions.