The gut microbiome of dogs and cats, and the influence of diet

R Pilla, JS Suchodolski - Veterinary clinics: small animal …, 2021 - vetsmall.theclinics.com
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 …

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 …

Dogs' microbiome from tip to toe

AM Pereira, A Clemente - Topics in Companion Animal Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbiota and microbiome, which refers, respectively, to the microorganisms and conjoint of
microorganisms and genes are known to live in symbiosis with hosts, being implicated in …

Streptozotocin-induced hyperglycemia alters the cecal metabolome and exacerbates antibiotic-induced dysbiosis

JI Wurster, RL Peterson, CE Brown, S Penumutchu… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
It is well established in the microbiome field that antibiotic (ATB) use and metabolic disease
both impact the structure and function of the gut microbiome. But how host and microbial …

[HTML][HTML] Closely related Lak megaphages replicate in the microbiomes of diverse animals

MA Crisci, LX Chen, AE Devoto, AL Borges, N Bordin… - Iscience, 2021 - cell.com
Lak phages with alternatively coded∼ 540 kbp genomes were recently reported to replicate
in Prevotella in microbiomes of humans that consume a non-Western diet, baboons, and …

Comprehensive profile of the companion animal gut microbiome integrating reference-based and reference-free methods

T Branck, Z Hu, WA Nickols, AM Walsh… - The ISME …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The gut microbiome of companion animals is relatively underexplored, despite its relevance
to animal health, pet owner health, and basic microbial community biology. Here, we provide …

Decoding huge phage diversity: a taxonomic classification of lak megaphages

R Cook, MA Crisci, HV Pye, A Telatin… - Journal of General …, 2024 - microbiologyresearch.org
High-throughput sequencing for uncultivated viruses has accelerated the understanding of
global viral diversity and uncovered viral genomes substantially larger than any that have so …

Synbiotic modulates intestinal microbiota metabolic pathways and inhibits DMH-induced colon tumorigenesis through c-myc and PCNA suppression

BC dos Santos Cruz, V da Silva Duarte, RS Dias… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of probiotic and synbiotic is a promising strategy to modulate the intestinal
microbiota, and thereby modify the risk of diseases. In this study, the effect of probiotic VSL# …

A novel prebiotic fibre blend supports the gastrointestinal health of senior dogs

M Le Bon, L Carvell-Miller, Z Marshall-Jones, P Watson… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Senior pets can suffer from a wide range of age-related diseases that
cause distress to the pet and their owner. Diet is one of the easiest ways for improving pet …

Clinical response in dogs with acute hemorrhagic diarrhea syndrome following randomized probiotic treatment or fecal microbiota transplant

MC Jugan, K KuKanich, L Freilich - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Probiotics and fecal microbiota transplants (FMTs) are two microbiome-targeted therapies
that have been investigated for use in gastrointestinal diseases associated with dysbiosis …