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germ-free animal model: a standalone construct

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Microbiology

an animal raised without any microbial colonization, used to test what resident microbes contribute.

In microbiology, germ-free animal model refers to an animal raised without any microbial colonization, used to test what resident microbes contribute. This meaning comes from Smith (2007) in Seminars in Immunology.[1]

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References

Smith, K., McCoy, K. D., & Macpherson, A. J. (2007). Use of axenic animals in studying the adaptation of mammals to their commensal intestinal microbiota. Seminars in Immunology, 19(2), 59-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smim.2006.10.002

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