Yeast Brew Trouble for Inflammatory Bowel Disorders (IMAGE)

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Yeast Brew Trouble for Inflammatory Bowel Disorders

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Mice colonized with S. cerevisiae yeast (center) suffered more severe intestinal damage due to inflammatory bowel disease compared to uncolonized control animals (left) or animals colonized with a different strain of yeast.

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T.R. Chiaro <i>et al., Science Translational Medicine</i> (2017)

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