Two’s company, three’s a crowd: Cross-kingdom competition influences colitis progression
Cross-kingdom interactions in the gastrointestinal tract can influence disease outcomes. In a recent article in Cell Host & Microbe , Zhou et al. describe a mechanism underpinning colitis exacerbation by the fungus Candida albicans governed by cross-kingdom metabolic cross-feeding. 1
Authors
- Jesús A. Romo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1683-2288)
- Vina Manouchehri
Institutions
- Texas Center for Infectious Disease (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cell Reports
- Published
- 2026-07-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117706
- Primary Topic
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00