The Christensenellaceae, a recently described family in the phylum Firmicutes, is emerging
as an important player in human health. The relative abundance of Christensenellaceae in …

Gastrointestinal microbiota play a crucial role in nutrient digestion, maintaining animal
health and welfare. Various factors may affect microbial balance often leading to …

Understanding the complex interactions of microbial communities including bacteria,
archaea, parasites, viruses and fungi of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) associated with states …

In the early 1990s, the equine hindgut microbial ecosystem looked like a “black box.” Its vital
role in hydrolyzing and fermenting fiber, thus providing energy to the host, was recognized …

We simultaneously measured the fecal microbiota and multiple environmental and host-
related variables in a cohort of 185 healthy horses reared in similar conditions during a …

In horses, dietary components that are not digested by host enzymes in the foregut pass
unchanged through to the hindgut where they have a profound effect on the microbiome …

Simple Summary Several studies have described the bacterial composition in the intestines
of horses, and several factors of influence have been detected. Variation in the results …

The interactions between parasitic helminths and gut microbiota are considered to be an
important, although as yet incompletely understood, factor in the regulation of immunity …

The objective of this study was to determine bacterial community profiles of the equine
cecum in response to abrupt inclusion of varying levels of dietary starch. Seven cecally …

An integrated analysis of gut microbiota, blood biochemical and metabolome in 52
endurance horses was performed. Clustering by gut microbiota revealed the existence of …