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Intracellular acidification by bacteria-derived valeric acid is a mechanism of trans-kingdom ecology against Candida parapsilosis colonization
Keiko Yasuma-Mitobe, Chen Liao, Tibor Németh…·Tobias M. Hohl
The paper uses machine learning to identify valeric acid as a bacterial metabolite that inhibits Candida parapsilosis growth through intracellular acidification, reducing fungal colonization in mice.
DOI 10.1101/2025.09.12.675697