Longitudinal Changes in Fecal Microbiota During Hospitalization in Horses With Different Types of Colic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research on fecal microbiota changes during hospitalization of horses with colic is emerging.

Objectives

Describe changes of the fecal microbiota during hospitalization of horses with colic caused by inflammatory (INFL), simple (SIMPLE), and strangulated (STR) obstructions, and investigate associations with survival.

Animals

Twenty-three horses with colic: 9 in INFL, 5 in STR, and 9 in SIMPLE groups. Seventeen horses survived, and 6 were euthanized.

Methods

Prospective observational study. Fecal samples were collected on admission (D1), on days 3 (D3) and 5 (D5). Bacterial taxonomy profiling was obtained by V1V3 16S amplicon sequencing. Data were compared using a 2-way permutational analysis of variance (PERMANOVA). Linear discriminant analysis Effec

SUBMITTER: Loublier C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11884602 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature