Germ-free humanized mice reveal a crucial role for the gut microbiota in HIV and EBV pathogenesis

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This is a summary of: Wahl, A. et al. A germ-free humanized mouse model shows the contribution of resident microbiota to human-specific pathogen infection. Nat. Biotechnol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-01906-5 (2023)