Characterisation of gut microbiota in Ossabaw and Göttingen minipigs as models of obesity and metabolic syndrome.

Recent evidence suggests that the gut microbiota is an important contributing factor to obesity and obesity related metabolic disorders, known as the metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study was to characterise the intestinal microbiota in two pig models of obesity namely Göttingen minipigs and the...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Pedersen, Hans-Christian Ingerslev, Michael Sturek, Mouhamad Alloosh, Susanna Cirera, Berit Ø Christoffersen, Sophia G Moesgaard, Niels Larsen, Mette Boye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3577853?pdf=render