Generation, maintenance, and monitoring of gnotobiotic mice
Summary: Gnotobiology has revolutionized the study of microbiota-host interactions. This protocol explains how to generate, maintain, and monitor gnotobiotic mice. Three monitoring methods are presented and compared: bacterial culture, microscopy to visualize the presence (or absence) of bacteria us...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-06-01
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Series: | STAR Protocols |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166721002434 |