Model Systems for Studying the Human Gut Microbiome

Taconic Biosciences' Alexander Maue and Randi Lundberg authored this article in International Pharmaceutical Industry, which "provides an overview of the most popular model system concepts, how they are being employed in gut microbiome research, and how they are complementary to each other:"

"A variety of in vivo, in silico, in vitro, and ex vivo model systems are available to researchers for studying the human intestinal microbiome, its functionalities and complex interactions with the host. Different models serve different purposes, all of them having their relevance as well as limitations and interdependencies. This article provides an overview of the most popular model system concepts, how they are being employed in gut microbiome research, and how they are complementary to each other."
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