Charles River Laboratories
C57BL/6 germ-free mouse, C57BL/6NCrl
Code C57BL/6 GERMFREE
Germfree mouse model of C57 with many applications in microbiome research.
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Features
Nomenclature: C57BL/6NCrl
Type: Inbred, germ-free mouse
Description: Developed by C.C. Little in 1921, from a mating of Miss Abbie Lathrop’s stock that also gave rise to strains C57BR and C57L. Strains 6 and 10 separated around 1937. To The Jackson Laboratory from Hall in 1948. To NIH in 1951 from The Jackson Laboratory at F32. To Charles River in 1974 from NIH.
Note: The C57BL/6-Germ-Free Mouse is currently bred in North America only. We also offer the C57BL/6-Aged Mouse, the C57BL/6 Mouse and the C57BL/6-Elite Mouse. See our isolator page for available germ-free animal housing units.
Coat color: Black
MHC haplotype: H2b
Strain code: 574
Ideal for: Host-microbiome interactions, effects of dysbiosis, influence of microbiota, caesarean and embryo-transfer rederivation.
Bred in: US
Health reports: For current health report visit Charles River website.
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