Gnotobiotic rodents: an in vivo model to study microbe-microbe interactions
Germ-free rodents have no microorganisms living in or on them, allowing researchers to specifically control an animal’s microbiota through the direct inoculation of bacteria of interest. This strategy has been widely used to decipher host-microbe interactions as well as the role of microorganisms in...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-03-01
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| Serija: | Frontiers in Microbiology |
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| Online dostop: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00409/full |