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. 2021 Jul-Aug;23(6-7):104817.
doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2021.104817. Epub 2021 Mar 27.

Dirty mice join the immunologist's toolkit

Meggie Kuypers  1 , Tijana Despot  1 , Thierry Mallevaey  2
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Dirty mice join the immunologist's toolkit

Meggie Kuypers et al. Microbes Infect. 2021 Jul-Aug.
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Abstract

The microbiota is a driving force that influences host physiological functions. In this review, we discuss some of the methods that have been used in the pursuit of relevant host-microbiota interactions that control immune fitness and disease susceptibility, with a focus on dirty mice which have been recently incorporated in the immunologist's toolkit.

Keywords: Antibiotics; Germ-free mice; Microbiota; Pet store mice; Wild mice.

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Declaration of competing interest The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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