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Mar 18, 2024... REHOVOT, ISRAEL—March 18, 2024—Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have identified a yeast that might be used to prevent invasive candidiasis, a major cause of death in hospitalized and immunocompromised patients. The study, published today in the Journal of Experimental Medicine (JEM), shows that the novel yeast lives harmlessly in the intestines of mice and humans, and – as has so far been shown in laboratory animals – it can displace the yeast responsible for candidiasis, Candida albicans.