Israeli, German researchers discover new yeast species to prevent life-threatening infections


JERUSALEM, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Israeli and German researchers have discovered a new yeast species that might prevent life-threatening fungal infections in humans, Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) said Monday.

In a study published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, the new species was named Kazachstania weizmannii, in honor of the late Chaim Weizmann, Israel's first president and the founder of WIS.

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