Age and microenvironment outweigh genetic influence on the Zucker rat microbiome.
Animal models are invaluable tools which allow us to investigate the microbiome-host dialogue. However, experimental design introduces biases in the data that we collect, also potentially leading to biased conclusions. With obesity at pandemic levels animal models of this disease have been developed...
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Main Authors: | Hannah Lees, Jonathan Swann, Simon M Poucher, Jeremy K Nicholson, Elaine Holmes, Ian D Wilson, Julian R Marchesi |
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Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/644d55be95c84a4dafd6463d20a3a45e |
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