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. 2014 Feb 4;111(5):1661.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1324049111.

Gnotobiotics

Sarah C P Williams

Gnotobiotics

Sarah C P Williams. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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Germ-free enclosures house mice for gnotobiotic research. Image courtesy of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
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