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Recently we have a surge of research linking medical conditions affecting the brain to the gut. Often attributed to bacterial that found a way to bypass the blood brain barrier via the gut .

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Yes, my thought exactly. Seems to be a recurring theme, especially with autoimmune diseases.

Is there some central source to follow on developments on all the research surrounding this?

She's not an immunologist, but I really like Dr Rhonda Patrick's podcast about the bleeding edge of medical research. She covers microfauna often. https://www.foundmyfitness.com/episodes

I think you meant "flora", relevant xkcd: https://xkcd.com/1471/ :)

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