Figure 2: Example of a typical gnotobiotic facility with sterile isolators. | Lab Animal

Figure 2: Example of a typical gnotobiotic facility with sterile isolators.

From: Methods in microbiome research

Figure 2

All components (such as food and bedding) have to be sterilized before being placed in each isolator, creating a strict set of requirements for maintaining gnotobiotic colonies. Image from NIAID.

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