A defined multi-kingdom microbial consortium naturalizes the immune system of laboratory mice
Yi Yang, Shan Liu, Chaoting Zhou, Nile Bayard, Siddharth R. Krishnamurthy, Elias Roth Gerrick, Michael R. Howitt, Sebastian Shaw, Boris Striepen, Marco Ruella, Ken Cadwell
The paper identifies a multi-kingdom microbial consortium that normalizes immune responses in laboratory mice, altering cancer outcomes and CAR T cell therapy responses.
bioRxiv · Oct 16, 2026 · PreprintImmunology