Female-enriched Eggerthella lenta drives neuroinflammation and IFN-γ via host receptor TLR2
Rachel R. Rock, Margaret Alexander, Cecilia A. Noecker, Kai R. Trepka, Vaibhav Upadhyay, Edwin Frank Ortega, Lorenzo Ramirez, Lena K. Siewert, Christine Olson, Taylor M. Halsey, Anne‐Katrin Pröbstel, Sergio E. Baranzini, Peter James Turnbaugh
The paper identifies a female-enriched gut bacterium, Eggerthella lenta, that drives neuroinflammation and IFN-γ via TLR2 in autoimmune disease models.
bioRxiv · Mar 23, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology