Gnotobiotics /

Gnotobiotics summarizes and analyzes the research conducted on the use of gnotobiotes, providing detailed information regarding actual facility operation and derivation of gnotobiotic animals. In response to the development of new tools for microbiota and microbiome analysis, the increasing recognit...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Schoeb, Trenton R. (Editor), Eaton, Kathryn A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, [2017]
Series:American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine series.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Gnotobiotics summarizes and analyzes the research conducted on the use of gnotobiotes, providing detailed information regarding actual facility operation and derivation of gnotobiotic animals. In response to the development of new tools for microbiota and microbiome analysis, the increasing recognition of the various roles of microbiota in health and disease, and the consequent expanding demand for gnotobiotic animals for microbiota/microbiome related research, this volume collates the research of this expanding field into one definitive resource. Reviews and defines gnotobiotic animal speciesAnalyzes microbiota in numerous contextsPresents detailed coverage of the protocols and operation of a gnotobiotic facility.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 414 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780128045831
0128045833