Creation of a non-Western humanized gnotobiotic mouse model through the transplantation of rural African fecal microbiota.

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There is increasing evidence that microbes residing within the intestines (gut microbiota) play important roles in the well-being of humans. Yet, there are considerable challenges in determining the specific role of gut microbiota in human diseases owing to the complexity of diverse internal and environmental factors that can contribute to diseases. Mice devoid of all microorganisms (germ-free mice) can be colonized with human stool samples to examine the specific contribution of the gut microbiota to a disease. These approaches have been primarily focused on stool samples obtained from individuals in Western countries. Thus, there is limited understanding as to whether the same methods used to colonize germ-free mice with stool from Western individuals would apply to th

SUBMITTER: Van Den Ham KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10714993 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature