Un-infected macrophage (IMAGE)

Cleveland Clinic

Un-infected macrophage

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A Cleveland Clinic-led research team found that levels of the yeast D. hansenii are higher in Crohn's disease patients, particularly abundant within chronically inflamed regions of the colon and small intestine, indicative of unhealed intestinal wounds.

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