The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center Jun 25 2026 Reviewed Scientists at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio, found a link between a bacterium in the gut microbiome, or ecosystem, and lupus, which could lead to more effective treatment of the disease, in a study published in  Nature Communications . Systemic lupus erythematosus, the most common form of lupus, is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects approximately