ImmunologybioRxivPreprint
Early life γδT cell activation enforces intestinal barrier integrity during intergenerational C. difficile colonization
Bavanitha Thurairajah, Susan Westfall, Lisa Chiggiato…·Irah L. King
The paper identifies a microbiota-dependent type 3 immune response in mice during weaning that involves γδ T cells, which limit C. difficile growth and maintain intestinal barrier integrity.
DOI 10.64898/2026.04.28.721483