Dynamic and Asymmetric Changes of the Microbial Communities after Cohousing in Laboratory Mice

Summary: Horizontal transmission of the microbiota between different individuals is widely used to normalize the microbiota in laboratory mice. However, little is known about the dynamics of microbial communities and the level of microbiota transmission after cohousing. We extensively analyzed the f...

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Main Authors: Roberta Caruso, Masashi Ono, Marie E. Bunker, Gabriel Núñez, Naohiro Inohara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221112471930662X