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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Daniel Peterson
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-9018 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Cell host & microbe 20071101 5
Colonization of germ-free mice with a normal gut microbiota elicits bacteria-specific IgA antibody responses. The effects of these responses on microbial and host biology remain poorly defined. Therefore, we developed a gnotobiotic mouse model where the microbiota is reduced to one bacterial species, and the antibody repertoire to a single, monoclonal IgA against the bacterium's capsular polysaccharide. Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron was introduced into germ-free wild-type, immunodeficient Rag1(-/ ...[more]