Brief history of gnotobiotic pigs in Czechia
Will be rebuilt
The foundation of the Laboratory of Gnotobiology was laid in 1953 by a renowned Czech immunologist Professor Jaroslav Sterzl. Former textile factory was completely rebuilt and transformed into the Biological station. First germ-free animals were obtained in 1957 and the station at Novy Hradek became the second laboratory of gnotobiology in Europe.
Gnotobiotic piglets have been reared in plastic and fibreglass isolators for immunology research.