Publication Date:
2014-02-05
Description:
The average mouse, like the average human, is home to trillions of bacteria and viruses. The average mouse in a gnotobiotic facility, however, hosts zero. No germs live on its skin, in its nostrils, or in its gut. Its food and water—even its bedding—is heated to more than 100 °C...
Keywords:
Core Concepts
Print ISSN:
0027-8424
Electronic ISSN:
1091-6490
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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