Establishing a mucosal gut microbial community in vitro using an artificial simulator.

The Twin Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (TWINSHIME®) was initially developed to study the luminal gut microbiota of the ascending (AC), transverse (TC), and descending (DC) colon regions. Given the unique composition and potential importance of the mucosal microbiota for human...

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Main Authors: LinShu Liu, Jenni Firrman, Ceylan Tanes, Kyle Bittinger, Audrey Thomas-Gahring, Gary D Wu, Pieter Van den Abbeele, Peggy M Tomasula
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6050037?pdf=render