THE EFFECT OF THE INTESTINAL FLORA ON THE GROWTH RATE OF MICE, AND ON THEIR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO EXPERIMENTAL INFECTIONS

Mice delivered by Caesarian section were used to develop a new mouse colony which has been maintained in an environment protected from contact with common mouse pathogens, but not in the germ-free state. These mice, designated as NCS, were compared with animals of the same sex and age coming from t...

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Main Authors: Dubos, René J., Schaedler, Russell W.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Rockefeller University Press 1960
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2137267/