Giardiasis and diarrhea in dogs: Does the microbiome matter?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Giardia duodenalis (Gd) causes intestinal parasitosis. The involvement of the intestinal microbiome in determining the infection's clinical phenotype is unknown.

Objective

Investigate the fecal microbiome features in dogs with giardiasis.

Animals and methods

Cross-sectional study, including fecal samples of kenneled dogs with Gd diagnosed by fecal Giardia antigen dot ELISA. The fecal microbial compositional characteristics and dysbiosis index (DI) were compared between diarrheic and nondiarrheic dogs.

Results

Fecal samples of 38 Gd-infected dogs (diarrheic, 21; nondiarrheic, 17) were included. No differences were found in Faith's phylogenic diversity and beta diversity (weighted UniFrac distances) and in specific taxa abundances at the phylum, genus,

SUBMITTER: Kuzi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10800182 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature