The canine gut microbiota is a complex microbial population that is potentially related to
metabolism, immunologic activity and gastrointestinal (GI) diseases. Early studies revealed …

The gut microbiome contributes to host metabolism, protects against pathogens, educates
the immune system, and, through these basic functions, affects directly or indirectly most …

Implications• Molecular tools for bacterial identification and metagenomics, and mass
spectroscopy for metabolomics allow a better understanding of the role of intestinal …

The relationship between microbial community and host has profound effects on the health
of animals. A balanced gastrointestinal (GI) microbial population provides nutritional and …

Mammalian gastrointestinal tract is colonized by a large number of microorganisms, known
as gut microbiota, that play a key role in the physiological and pathological states. In …

Gastrointestinal (GI) microbes have important roles in the nutritional, immunological, and
physiologic processes of the host. Traditional cultivation techniques have revealed bacterial …

Accumulating data show the involvement of intestinal microbiota in the development and
maintenance of numerous diseases. Many environmental factors influence the composition …

The intestinal microbiota is the collection of the living microorganisms (bacteria, fungi,
protozoa, and viruses) inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract. Novel bacterial identification …

The intestinal microbiota is the collection of all live microorganisms that inhabit the
gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The word microflora is often used synonymously, but microbiota …

Background The gut microbiome is composed of bacteria, archaea, viruses, and eukaryotic
organisms that reside in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The bacterial component is the largest …