Rapid early life colonization of the intestinal tract by Akkermansia muciniphila after voluntary feeding
Jenice M. Dumlao, Paige McCallum, Colten R. Hodak, Elizabeth Guinto, Winnie Enns, Lauren E. Davey, Jonathan C. Choy
This study develops a voluntary feeding protocol to non-invasively colonize mice with A. muciniphila and shows rapid and stable colonization in both healthy and dysbiotic gut microbiota.
BMC Microbiology · May 23, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology