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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Christina Chen
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-5870 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PLoS biology 20061101 12
Probiotics are deliberately ingested preparations of live bacterial species that confer health benefits on the host. Many of these species are associated with the fermentation of dairy products. Despite their increasing use, the molecular details of the impact of various probiotic preparations on resident members of the gut microbiota and the host are generally lacking. To address this issue, we colonized germ-free mice with Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, a prominent component of the adult human ...[more]