Isolateur volaille permettant de travailler dans un environnement contrôlé.  E. Guitton, PFIE

Facilities for studying the impact of microbiota on infectious diseases

Facilities for studying the impact of microbiota on infectious diseases

Currently, numerous researches show the major impact of microbiota on health, on the severity of diseases and on physiopathology. There is a regular increase in demand, for germ free and controlled microbiota animal models.

To fulfill this demand, Emerg'in has acquired new isolators for birds and rodents

Emerg'in also offers SPF animals (poultry, zebrafish (ongoing in the IERP platform)) and is developing a partnership with ANAXEM infrastructure to complete its panel of animal models (quail, rat, mouse).

• Equipment to investigate the impact of microflora on infections

Isolateur volaille permettant de travailler dans un environnement contrôlé.  E. Guitton, PFIE
  • A fleet of 38 isolators to work in controlled environment (30 at BSL2, 8 at BSL3) at the PFIE facility;
  • A pilot allowing the production of EOPS zebrafish is in construction (IBISA / DIM1health funded project (SPFI2R).

 

 

• Services available

  • Production of axenic or gnotobiotic chicks. Expertise mastered since the 1970s;
  • Avian pathogens (viruses, bacteria and parasites) handled as isolators.

• Facilities

 

To complete our offer, we have indeed established a collaboration with ANAXEM germ-free facility for rodent and quails. ANAXEM offers germ-free animals, its isolators fleet and the technical assistance to carry out experimental protocols linked to the study of the dialogue between the commensal microbiota and their host.

This facility belongs to the Micalis Institute and therefore benefits from all the expertise of its researchers. This platform brings an additional original model, the quail but also rodent models (mouse, rat) together with an internationally recognized expertise on microbiota.

Modification date : 02 February 2024 | Publication date : 17 December 2018 | Redactor : O. Bertel