The mouse gut microbiome revisited: From complex diversity to model ecosystems

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 306, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 316-327

  Clavel, Thomas ^a   Lagkouvardos, Ilias ^a   Blaut, Michael ^b   Stecher, Bärbel ^c,d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d Partner Site Munich   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaerobic cultivation; Bacterial diversity; Gnotobiology; Host microbe interactions; Minimal microbiome; Mouse intestinal microbiota

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; ECOSYSTEM; GNOTOBIOTICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HYBRID; INTESTINE FLORA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GERMFREE ANIMAL; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GERM-FREE LIFE; MICE;

EID: 84961168891     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2016.03.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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