Services offered:
- Free consultation on experimental design & facility usage
- Purchase of germ-free mice
- Experiments requiring special feed or water
- Colonization of mice with specific microbiota or microbes
- Coordination of submission of microbiota samples for commercial analysis
- Infection of germ-free or colonized mice with ABSL2 agents
- Germ-free rederivation of experimental groups of genetically-modified mice
- Provision of letters of support for grant applications
Pricing for experiments is dictated by amount of gnotobiotic technician time required and number of mice per experiment. A detailed estimate will be provided prior to initiation of any experiment. A list of some costs is provided below.
| Germ-free mouse, each | $139.10* |
| Gnoto tech time/hour | $49.56 |
| Isolator set-up, each | $198.24 |
| Individually-ventilated cage set-up, each | $16.07 |
| Per diems (for 2 weeks)/cage | $45.80 |
* please compare to vendor pricing of $264.60 or more per mouse, also accompanied by a $500.00 charge for use of a germ-free shipper and additional shipping fees
Researchers who are interested in conducting pilot experiments to obtain data for future funding applications are encouraged to apply for Just-In-Time (JIT) funding through the ICTS. For more information, please contact us!