Metabolomics,Unknown,Transcriptomics,Genomics,Proteomics

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Interaction between microbiota and development of the olfactory system in Zebrafish

ABSTRACT: Olfactory systems are one of the most conserved and ancient sensory systems in vertebrates. The vertebrate olfactory epithelium is colonized by complex communities of commensal microorganisms, but their impact on olfactory epithelial development and function remains unknown. Using germ-free zebrafish model, we aim to understand the transcriptional responses that colonization with a microbiota induces in olfactory organs. This study was aimed to understand the changes in gene expression in the olfactory organ of Germ Free (GF) zebrafish compared to conventionalized (ConvD) zebrafish. This experiment is related to E-MTAB-5046 (http://www.ebi.ac.uk/arrayexpress/experiments/E-MTAB-5046)

ORGANISM(S): Danio rerio

SUBMITTER: Luca Tacchi

PROVIDER: E-MTAB-5045 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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