Human intestinal microbiomes exhibit a large degree of interindividual compositional variation. Animal models, such as the zebrafish, facilitate the design of controlled and highly replicated studies that allow us to understand the normal variation in vertebrate intestinal composition and to study the rules guiding normal assembly of these complex communities. The smaller intestinal size and high fecundity of the zebrafish allow us to fully sample the intestinal contents of many animals, while the optical transparency allows direct in vivo observation of fluorescently labeled bacterial species within the intestine. The studies in this dissertation utilize these advantages to investigate the composition, colonization dynamics and function...
ABSTRACT The microbial communities resident in animal intestines are composed of multiple species th...
<p>In this study we evaluated if zebrafish larvae can be colonized by human gut microorganisms. We t...
Germ-free models and bacterial transplantation technology facilitate the mechanism study of the host...
Every animal harbors a large community of microbes, the microbiota. Of particular importance is the ...
ABSTRACT The zebrafish, Danio rerio, is a powerful model for studying bacterial colonization of the ...
Background: The majority of animal associated microorganisms are present in digestive tract communit...
Complex microbial communities reside within the intestines of humans and other vertebrates. Remarkab...
The communities of microorganisms associated with humans and other animals are characterized by a la...
Background: The majority of animal associated microorganisms are present in digestive tract communit...
ABSTRACT The vertebrate intestine is home to microbial ecosystems that play key roles in host develo...
The assembly of resident microbial communities is an important event in animal development; however,...
Although animals encounter many bacterial species throughout their lives, only a subset colonize ver...
In this study we evaluated if zebrafish larvae can be colonized by human gut microorganisms. We test...
In this study we evaluated if zebrafish larvae can be colonized by human gut microorganisms. We test...
Experimental analysis of gut microbial communities and their interactions with vertebrate hosts is c...
ABSTRACT The microbial communities resident in animal intestines are composed of multiple species th...
<p>In this study we evaluated if zebrafish larvae can be colonized by human gut microorganisms. We t...
Germ-free models and bacterial transplantation technology facilitate the mechanism study of the host...
Every animal harbors a large community of microbes, the microbiota. Of particular importance is the ...
ABSTRACT The zebrafish, Danio rerio, is a powerful model for studying bacterial colonization of the ...
Background: The majority of animal associated microorganisms are present in digestive tract communit...
Complex microbial communities reside within the intestines of humans and other vertebrates. Remarkab...
The communities of microorganisms associated with humans and other animals are characterized by a la...
Background: The majority of animal associated microorganisms are present in digestive tract communit...
ABSTRACT The vertebrate intestine is home to microbial ecosystems that play key roles in host develo...
The assembly of resident microbial communities is an important event in animal development; however,...
Although animals encounter many bacterial species throughout their lives, only a subset colonize ver...
In this study we evaluated if zebrafish larvae can be colonized by human gut microorganisms. We test...
In this study we evaluated if zebrafish larvae can be colonized by human gut microorganisms. We test...
Experimental analysis of gut microbial communities and their interactions with vertebrate hosts is c...
ABSTRACT The microbial communities resident in animal intestines are composed of multiple species th...
<p>In this study we evaluated if zebrafish larvae can be colonized by human gut microorganisms. We t...
Germ-free models and bacterial transplantation technology facilitate the mechanism study of the host...