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Research Paper

Fecal virome transfer improves proliferation of commensal gut Akkermansia muciniphila and unexpectedly enhances the fertility rate in laboratory mice

Torben Sølbeck Rasmussena Section of Microbiology and Fermentation, Dept. of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Caroline M. Junker Mentzelb Section of Experimental Animal Models, Dept. of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4688-7367View further author information
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Malene Refslund Danielsena Section of Microbiology and Fermentation, Dept. of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, DenmarkView further author information
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Rasmus Riemer Jakobsena Section of Microbiology and Fermentation, Dept. of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7416-1358View further author information
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Line Sidsel Fisker Zachariassenb Section of Experimental Animal Models, Dept. of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5425-9841View further author information
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Josue Leonardo Castro Mejiaa Section of Microbiology and Fermentation, Dept. of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1416-8205View further author information
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Anders Brunsec Section of Comparative Pediatrics and Nutrition, Dept. of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0199-3417View further author information
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Lars Hestbjerg Hansend Section of Microbial Ecology and Biotechnology, Dept. of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0027-1524View further author information
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Camilla Hartmann Friis Hansenb Section of Experimental Animal Models, Dept. of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1860-385XView further author information
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Axel Kornerup Hansenb Section of Experimental Animal Models, Dept. of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, DenmarkORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1575-2507View further author information
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Dennis Sandris Nielsena Section of Microbiology and Fermentation, Dept. of Food Science, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2208504 | Received 30 Jun 2022, Accepted 21 Apr 2023, Published online: 07 May 2023

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