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Francisco Sousa

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Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Gut3Gel: A High Throughput Mucus Model for Culturing Human Intestinal Microbiota

Natalia Suárez Vargas, Miguel Antunes, João Sobral, Carolina Silva, Francisco Sousa, Olga Valentina Garbero, Anna Kolková, Livia Visai, Claudio Medana, Sonja Visentin, Paola Petrini, Sebastião van Uden, Daniela Peneda Pacheco

Gut3Gel is a new in vitro mucus model that supports diverse intestinal microbiota growth and metabolic activity, offering a scalable platform for microbiota research.

Gut Microbiology · Oct 23, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology