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ArticleILAR journal2015

The Mammalian Microbiome and Its Importance in Laboratory Animal Research.

André Bleich, James G Fox

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Article in ILAR journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 22 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

André BleichAndré Bleich, PhD, DipECLAM, is a professor and Director of the Institute for Laboratory Animal Science and Central Animal Facility at Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. James G. Fox, DVM, MS, DACLAM, is Director of the Division of Comparative Medicine and professor in the Department of Biological Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
James G FoxAndré Bleich, PhD, DipECLAM, is a professor and Director of the Institute for Laboratory Animal Science and Central Animal Facility at Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany. James G. Fox, DVM, MS, DACLAM, is Director of the Division of Comparative Medicine and professor in the Department of Biological Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Institute of Laboratory Animal Science · CN

Funding

TOXICOLOGY CORE UNITP30ES002109 · NIEHS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI LEVINE, STUART S · 1985 to 2020
$25.6M
Project 3 - Molecular Signatures of Gastric Carcinogenesis in the Host Response to H. pyloriP01CA028842 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI WILSON, KEITH T. · 1985 to 2019
$15.8M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA028842NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES002109
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this issue are assembled 10 fascinating, well-researched papers that describe the emerging field centered on the microbiome of vertebrate animals and how these complex microbial populations play a fundamental role in shaping homeostasis of the host. The content of the papers will deal with bacteria and, because of relative paucity of information on these organisms, will not include discussions on viruses, fungus, protozoa, and parasites that colonize various animals. Dissecting the number and interactions of the 500-1000 bacterial species that can inhabit the intestines of animals is made possible by advanced DNA sequencing methods, which do not depend on whether the organism can be cultured or not. Laboratory animals, particularly rodents, have proven to be an indispensable component in not only understanding how the microbiome aids in digestion and protects the host against pathogens, but also in understanding the relationship of various species of bacteria to development of the immune system. Importantly, this research elucidates purported mechanisms for how the microbiome can profoundly affect initiation and progression of diseases such as type 1 diabetes, metabolic syndromes, obesity, autoimmune arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, and irritable bowel syndrome. The strengths and limitations of the use of germfree mice colonized with single species of bacteria, a restricted flora, or most recently the use of human-derived microbiota are also discussed.

Indexed as

Animal ExperimentationAnimalsAnimals, LaboratoryBacteriaMiceMicrobiotaRatsanimalhuman microbiomemicemicrobiotamodelsreview

Identifiers

PMID26323624
PMCPMC4854015
OpenAlexW2207733269

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