%0 Journal Article %T Breathe and bloom: Gut hypoxia limits C. albicans growth. %A Mishra AA %A Koh AY %J Cell Host Microbe %V 32 %N 7 %D 2024 Jul 10 %M 38991499 %F 31.316 %R 10.1016/j.chom.2024.06.006 %X Multiple host and microbial factors dictate whether Candida albicans can colonize the mammalian gastrointestinal tract. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Savage et al. demonstrate that restoration of intestinal epithelial hypoxia is sufficient to restore Candida albicans colonization resistance, even when other Candida inhibitory effectors remain depleted.