Animal models for microbiome research : advancing basic and translational science: proceedings of a workshop / Joe Alper, Lida Anestidou, and Jenna Ogilvie, rapporteurs ; Roundtable on Science and Welfare in Laboratory Animal Use, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

The surface of the human body and its mucous membranes are heavily colonized by microorganisms. Our understanding of the contributions that complex microbial communities make to health and disease is advancing rapidly. Most microbiome research to date has focused on the mouse as a model organism for...

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Main Author:	Alper, Joe (rapporteur.)
Corporate Author:	Animal Models for Microbiome Research: Advancing Basic and Translational Science (Workshop)
Other Authors:	Anestidou, Lida, 1965- (rapporteur.), Ogilvie, Jenna (rapporteur.)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2018]
Series:	Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf. Online access: National Academy of Sciences National Academies Press.
Subjects:	Animal models in research > Congresses. Diseases > Animal models > Congresses. Microorganisms > Research > Congresses. Diseases > Animal models. HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > General. MEDICAL > Clinical Medicine. MEDICAL > Diseases. MEDICAL > Evidence-Based Medicine. MEDICAL > Internal Medicine. Animal models in research Diseases > Animal models Microorganisms > Research proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès.
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