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Ciera M. Duffy

University of Illinois Chicago

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Commensal Yeast Promotes Salmonella Typhimurium Virulence

Kanchan Jaswal, Olivia Adele Todd, Roberto C. Flores Audelo, William Santus, Saikat Paul, Ciera M. Duffy, Edward T. Eshoo, Manmeet B. Singh, Jian Miao, David M. Underhill, Brian M. Peters, Judith Behnsen

This study shows that the commensal fungus Candida albicans enhances Salmonella Typhimurium virulence by promoting arginine production, which in turn boosts Salmonella's ability to invade host cells and dampens the host's inflammatory response.

Nature · Sep 3, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology