Anhui University

1 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Biology

Investigating the Alleviating Effects of Bacillus cereus Administration on Colitis through Gut Microbiota Modulation

Kangliang Sheng^1,2,3, Yifan Xu^1,2,3, Jian Yang^1,2,3, Huijuan Ren^1,2,3, Ziwei Su^1,2,3, Yongzhong Wang^1,2,3,4

¹School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, ²Key Laboratory of Human Microenvironment and Precision Medicine of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui University, ³Anhui Key Laboratory of Modern Biomanufacturing, ⁴Institute of Physical Science and Information Technology, Anhui University

Here, we present a protocol to establish the antibiotic-induced pseudo-germ-free dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis mouse model to investigate the role of gut microbiota in regulating the positive effects of Bacillus cereus on colitis.