Mild and severe SARS-CoV-2 infection induces respiratory and intestinal microbiome changes in the K18-hACE2 transgenic mouse model
B. A. Seibert, J. Caceres, S. Cardenas-Garcia, S. Carnaccini, G. Geiger, D. Rajao, E. A. Ottesen, D. R. Perez
This study examines microbiome changes in K18-hACE2 mice infected with SARS-CoV-2 at different doses, finding reduced diversity and specific taxonomic shifts in the cecum but not the lung.
bioRxiv · Apr 20, 2021Microbiology