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Identifying non-human primate models for specific human microbiome traits

US NIH Office of the Director grant open #nih-5R21OD033659-02

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Abstract: The gut microbiota is increasingly recognized as an important contributor to a range of human physiological processes and is attracting increasing attention as a dynamic area for the development of therapeutics. To realize the potential of the gut microbiome in a therapeutic context, animal models are necessary to generate causal, mechanistic data describing host-microbe interactions. While mice and fish have been critical in generating foundational microbiome data toward this goal, they have key genetic, physiological, and behavioral differences from humans that can interfere with t

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