Germ-free mice, clean specific-pathogen-free (SPF) mice colonized with a microbiota devoid of opportunistic pathogens and Proteobacteria, and conventional SPF mice that harbor a complex microbiota that includes opportunistic pathogens were used.
Germ-free mice, clean specific-pathogen-free (SPF) micecolonized with a microbiota devoid of opportunistic pathogens and Proteobacteria, and conventional SPFmice that harbor a complex microbiota that includes opportunistic pathogens were used.