Fig. 4: Quantification of MSTV1 production in mice harboring the OMM12.
From: Stable coexistence between an archaeal virus and the dominant methanogen of the human gut
a Schematic diagram of the experimental design. Four mice were inoculated by oral gavage with M. smithii PS cells at days 0 (108 cells) and 10 (109 cells). Fresh stool samples were collected at the indicated time points. b qPCR quantification of the number of 16S rRNA gene copies of M. smithii in the stool samples of each OMM12 mouse (n = 4). c qPCR quantification of MSTV1 genome copies in the stool samples of each OMM12 mouse (n = 4). Yellow dots in (b, c) correspond to individual values and vertical bars represent the average per time point. The arrows in (b, c) indicates the second gavage performed at day 10. Source data for Fig. 4b, c are provided as a Source Data file.
