How informative is the mouse for human gut microbiota research?

The microbiota of the human gut is gaining broad attention owing to its association with a wide range of diseases, ranging from metabolic disorders (e.g. obesity and type 2 diabetes) to autoimmune diseases (such as inflammatory bowel disease and type 1 diabetes), cancer and even neurodevelopmental d...

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Main Authors: Thi Loan Anh Nguyen, Sara Vieira-Silva, Adrian Liston, Jeroen Raes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Company of Biologists 2015-01-01
Series:Disease Models & Mechanisms
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Online Access:http://dmm.biologists.org/content/8/1/1