Comparative analysis of gut microbiota of Chinese Kunming dog, German Shepherd dog, and Belgian Malinois dog.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The composition of the gut microbiota is essential for a dog's health and its adaptation to the environment. Different bacteria can produce the same essential metabolites beneficial to health owing to bacterial functional redundancy in microbial communities.

Objective

This study examined the gut bacterial communities of dogs from different breeds, all kept under identical domestication conditions.

Methods

Noninvasive sampling and 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing were used to compare the composition and function of the gut microbiota of three dog breeds: the Chinese Kunming dog (CKD), German Shepherd dog (GSD), and Belgian Malinois dog (BMD).

Results

The gut microbiota of the three dog breeds consisted of 257 species across 146 genera, 60 families,

SUBMITTER: Hu Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11611487 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature