Article
Variation in Taxonomic Composition of the Fecal Microbiota in an Inbred Mouse Strain across Individuals and Time.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Hoy Yana Emmy, Bik Elisabeth M, Lawley Trevor D, Holmes Susan P, Monack Denise M, Theriot Julie A, Relman David A
Abstract excerpt
Genetics, diet, and other environmental exposures are thought to be major factors in the development and composition of the intestinal microbiota of animals. However, the relative contributions of these factors in adult animals, as well as variation with time in a variety of important settings, are still not fully understood. We studied a population of inbred, female mice fed the same diet and housed under the...
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