About the Authors
- Rebecca Pedersen
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Affiliation Department of Bacteriology Pathology and Parasitology, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Hans-Christian Ingerslev
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Affiliation Department of Bacteriology Pathology and Parasitology, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Michael Sturek
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Affiliation Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
- Mouhamad Alloosh
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Affiliation Department of Cellular & Integrative Physiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
- Susanna Cirera
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Clinical and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
- Berit Ø. Christoffersen
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Affiliation Novo Nordisk A/S, Maaløv, Denmark
- Sophia G. Moesgaard
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Affiliation Novo Nordisk A/S, Maaløv, Denmark
- Niels Larsen
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Affiliation Danish Genome Institute, Aarhus C, Denmark
- Mette Boye
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* E-mail: mboy@vet.dtu.dk
Affiliation Department of Bacteriology Pathology and Parasitology, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
Competing Interests
The characterisation of Göttingen minipigs and Ossabaw minipigs has only been possible due to collaborations between research groups at Copenhagen University, Novo Nordisk A/S and Indiana University School of Medicine. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Performed the animal experiments regarding Göttingen minipigs: SGM SC BØC. Performed the animal experiments regarding the Ossabaw minipigs MS MA. Edited the manuscript: RP H-CI MB SGM SC BØS MS MA NL. Provided the BION-meta software sequence analysis tool: NL. Conceived and designed the experiments: MS MA SC BØC SGM RP MB. Performed the experiments: RP. Analyzed the data: RP H-CI. Wrote the paper: RP.