An opportunistic pathogen isolated from the gut of an obese human causes obesity in germfree mice

ISME Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 880-884

  Fei, Na ^a   Zhao, Liping ^a,b  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

BACTERIUM; HORMONE; HYPERTENSION; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PATHOGEN; PHENOTYPE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RODENT; TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CLASSIFICATION; ENTEROBACTER; GERMFREE ANIMAL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIPID DIET; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MORBID OBESITY; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; DIET, HIGH-FAT; ENDOTOXINS; ENTEROBACTER; GERM-FREE LIFE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OBESITY, MORBID;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; MUS;

EID: 84875369840     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2012.153     Document Type: Article

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