Scholars@Duke
Neeraj K Surana

Neeraj K Surana

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases
Box 103055, Durham, NC 27710
3 Genome Ct, MSRBIII Room 4126, Durham, NC 27710

Scholarly Works - Preprints

A commensal-derived sugar protects against obesity by regulating immunometabolism.

Preprint · September 18, 2025 Obesity is a worsening global epidemic that is regulated by the microbiota through unknown bacterial factors. We discovered a human commensal bacterium, Clostridium immunis , that treats obesity by secreting a phosphocholine-modified exopolysaccharide. Los ... Full text Link to item Cite