Stable engraftment of human microbiota into mice with a single oral gavage following antibiotic conditioning.
Christopher StaleyThomas KaiserLalit K BeuraMatthew J HamiltonAlexa R WeingardenAleh BobrJohnthomas KangDavid MasopustMichael J SadowskyAlexander KhorutsPublished in: Microbiome (2017)
The antibiotic treatment protocol described here followed by a single gavage of human microbiota may provide a useful, complimentary HMA model to that established in germ-free facilities. The model has the potential for further in-depth translational investigations of microbiota in a variety of human disease states.