Best practices for microbiome study design in companion animal research

JK Jarett, DD Kingsbury, KE Dahlhausen… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The gut microbiome is a community of microorganisms that inhabits an animal host's
gastrointestinal tract, with important effects on animal health that are shaped by multiple …

Possibilities and limits for using the gut microbiome to improve captive animal health

J Diaz, AT Reese - Animal microbiome, 2021 - Springer
Because of its potential to modulate host health, the gut microbiome of captive animals has
become an increasingly important area of research. In this paper, we review the current …

Comparing microbiome sampling methods in a wild mammal: fecal and intestinal samples record different signals of host ecology, evolution

MR Ingala, NB Simmons, C Wultsch… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The gut microbiome is a community of host-associated symbiotic microbes that fulfills
multiple key roles in host metabolism, immune function, and tissue development. Given the …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives and advances in probiotics and the gut microbiome in companion animals

D Lee, TW Goh, MG Kang, HJ Choi… - Journal of Animal …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
As the number of households that raise dogs and cats is increasing, there is growing interest
in animal health. The gut plays an important role in animal health. In particular, the …

Nutritional profile of rodent diets impacts experimental reproducibility in microbiome preclinical research

CJ Tuck, G De Palma, K Takami, B Brant, A Caminero… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The lack of reproducibility of animal experimental results between laboratories, particularly
in studies investigating the microbiota, has raised concern among the scientific community …

The effects of nutrition on the gastrointestinal microbiome of cats and dogs: impact on health and disease

SM Wernimont, J Radosevich, MI Jackson… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome of cats and dogs is increasingly recognized as a
metabolically active organ inextricably linked to pet health. Food serves as a substrate for …

Integrating microbiome science and evolutionary medicine into animal health and conservation

SL Bornbusch, ML Power, J Schulkin… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Microbiome science has provided groundbreaking insights into human and animal health.
Similarly, evolutionary medicine–the incorporation of eco‐evolutionary concepts into …

Using microbiome information to understand and improve animal performance

JM Lourenco, CB Welch - Italian Journal of Animal Science, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
For many years, microbiology was based on culture-dependent methods to study
microorganisms; however, the latest technologies are culture-independent and their …

Toward best practice in livestock microbiota research: a comprehensive comparison of sample storage and DNA extraction strategies

G Wegl, N Grabner, A Köstelbauer, V Klose… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Understanding the roles of microorganisms in the animal gastrointestinal microenvironment
is highly important for the development of effective strategies to manage and manipulate …

Gut microbiome–the key to our pets' health and happiness?

JE Rindels, BR Loman - Animal Frontiers, 2024 - academic.oup.com
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