Department of Microbiology and Immunology and the Center for Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
J Gen Virol. 2022 Jun;103(6). doi: 10.1099/jgv.0.001758.
Animal models are a critical tool in modern biology. To increase reproducibility and to reduce confounding variables modern animal models exclude many microbes, including key natural commensals and pathogens. Here we discuss recent strategies to incorporate a natural microbiota to laboratory mouse models and the impacts the microbiota has on immune responses, with a focus on viruses.
动物模型是现代生物学的重要工具。为了提高可重复性和减少混杂变量,现代动物模型排除了许多微生物,包括关键的天然共生菌和病原体。在这里,我们讨论了最近将天然微生物群纳入实验室小鼠模型的策略,以及微生物群对免疫反应的影响,重点是病毒。