“MICROBIAL INFLUENCE ON PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: INSIGHTS FROM GERM-FREE AND RECOLONIZED MICE: Farzin S1, Pellegrino D1, Cicconetti C2, Bertone F1, Oliviero S2, Basic M3, Bolsega S3, Haastert-Talini K4, Cescon M5, Gambarotta G1 and Ronchi G1 | 1Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences (DSCB), University of Torino, Orbassano, (Torino), Italy; 2Department of Life Sciences and System Biology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; 3Institute for Laboratory Animal Science and Central Animal Facility, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Lower- Saxony, Germany; 4Institute of Neuroanatomy and Cell Biology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Lower-Saxony, Germany; 5Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy” (2025) European Journal of Histochemistry, 69(s3). doi:10.4081/ejh.2025.4488.