Ultrasmall oral Saccharibacteria modulate gingival immunoactivation through type IV pili and TLR2-dependent endocytosis

D Deepak Chouhan A Alex S. Grossman K Kristopher A. Kerns K Kendall S. Stocke (Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville) M Maya Kim P Pu-Ting Dong A Ajay Kumar (Ames National Laboratory) L Lei Lei (Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California) R Richard J. Lamont (Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville) J Jeffrey S. McLean X Xuesong He B Batbileg Bor

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 17, Issue 1
Published March 28, 2026
ISSN 2041-1723
Publisher Nature Portfolio

Journal Info

Nature Communications

Nature Portfolio

ISSN: 2041-1723 Open Access Life Sciences

Authors (12)

D

Deepak Chouhan

A

Alex S. Grossman

K

Kristopher A. Kerns

K

Kendall S. Stocke

Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville

M

Maya Kim

P

Pu-Ting Dong

A

Ajay Kumar

Ames National Laboratory

L

Lei Lei

Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, University of California

R

Richard J. Lamont

Department of Oral Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Louisville

J

Jeffrey S. McLean

X

Xuesong He

B

Batbileg Bor