Decoding the Gut Microbiome in Companion Animals: Impacts and Innovations.

ABSTRACT: The changing notion of "companion animals" and their increasing global status as family members underscores the dynamic interaction between gut microbiota and host health. This review provides a comprehensive understanding of the intricate microbial ecology within companion animals required to maintain overall health and prevent disease. Exploration of specific diseases and syndromes linked to gut microbiome alterations (dysbiosis), such as inflammatory bowel disease, obesity, and neurological conditions like epilepsy, are highlighted. In addition, this review provides an analysis of the various factors that impact the abundance of the gut microbiome like age, breed, habitual diet, and microbe-targeted interventions, such as probiotics. Detection methods including PCR-based algorithms, flu

SUBMITTER: Shah H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11433972 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature