A comprehensive approach for microbiota and health monitoring in mouse colonies using metagenomic shotgun sequencing

A comprehensive approach for microbiota and health monitoring in mouse colonies using metagenomic shotgun sequencing

Abstract Background Health surveillance of murine colonies employed for scientific purposes aim at detecting unwanted infection that can affect the well-being of animals and personnel, and potentially undermine scientific results. In this study, we investigated the use of a next-generation sequencin...

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Main Authors: Ferdinando Scavizzi, Cristian Bassi, Laura Lupini, Paola Guerriero, Marcello Raspa, Silvia Sabbioni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Animal Microbiome
Subjects:
Microbioma
NGS shotgun sequencing
Metagenomics
Gut microbiota
Laboratory mice
Health surveillance
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-021-00113-4

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