Dietary Features Are Associated with Differences in the Urinary Microbiome in Clinically Healthy Adult Dogs.

ABSTRACT: Nutrition plays an important role in shaping the gut microbiome composition, although the impact of diet on the urinary microbiome (i.e., urobiome) remains unknown. The aim of this pilot study was to discover how nutritional features affect the diversity and composition of the urobiome in dogs. Dietary histories were obtained for 15 clinically healthy adult dogs, including limited nutrient (protein, fat, crude fiber), commercial diet brand, and dietary diversity profiles. The urine samples were collected via cystocentesis, followed by sequencing of the bacterial 16S rRNA gene. The data were analyzed to determine associations between major nutrients and dietary sources with the urobiome's composition. The protein, fat, and crude fiber contents had no statistically significant effect on the

SUBMITTER: Coffey EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11281549 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature