Despite the fundamental contribution of the gut microbiota to host physiology, the extent of its variation in genetically-identical animals used in research is not known. We report significant divergence in both the composition and metabolism of gut microbiota in genetically-identical adult C57BL/6 mice housed in separate controlled units within a single commercial production facility. The reported divergence in gut microbiota has the potential to confound experimental studies using mammalian models.
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Rogers, G. B., Kozlowska, J., Keeble, J., Metcalfe, K., Fao, M., Dowd, S. E., … Bruce, K. D. (2014). Functional divergence in gastrointestinal microbiota in physically-separated genetically identical mice. Scientific Reports, 4. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep05437
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