Funding for this research was provided by:
Institut Pasteur
Danone (30000221)
CI Immunobiotic IRT (1307014/00 IRT BAP301)
Article History
Received: 15 January 2018
Accepted: 4 April 2018
First Online: 10 April 2018
Ethics approval
: This study was carried out in strict accordance with European Union Directive 2010/63/EU (and its revision, 86/609/EEC) on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes. Our laboratory has the administrative authorization for animal experimentation (Number 2013–0109; Protocol 99–174) and the protocol was approved by the Institut Pasteur Review Board, which is part of the Regional Ethics Committee for Animal Experimentation of the Paris Region (Permit Number: 75–1554). All invasive procedures were performed under anaesthesia and all possible efforts were made to minimize animal suffering.
: R.B-S is an employee of Danone Nutricia Research. NB and MKT have no competing interests.
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