Probiotic Studies in Neonatal Mice Using GavageFreddy Francis 1, Natallia Varankovich 2, Byron Brook 1, Nelly Amenyogbe 1, Rym Ben-Othman 2, Bing Cai 2, Danny Harbeson 1, Aaron C. Liu 1, Ben Dai 2, Shelly McErlane 4, Kris Andrews 4, Tobias R. Kollmann *1,2, Pinaki Panigrahi *3
1Department of Experimental Medicine, University of British Columbia, 2Department of Pediatrics, University of British Columbia, 3Department of Epidemiology and Pediatrics, University of Nebraska Medical Centre, 4Animal Care Services, University of British Columbia
This study details the process of gavaging precise amounts of probiotics to neonatal mice. The experimental set-up was optimized to include but is not limited to probiotic dosing, methods of administration, and quantification of bacteria in the intestines.
