Waltham catalogue for the canine gut microbiome: a complete taxonomic and functional catalogue of the canine gut microbiome through novel metagenomic based genome discovery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The canine microbiome is a vastly understudied area relative to the importance of dogs in society, particularly given the potential importance of the microbiome in veterinary medicine. This has led to a large knowledge gap in the basic taxonomy and functions of the canine gut microbiome and an overreliance on human databases for canine-specific research. Using a broad sample set, long read sequencing, short read sequencing, and metagenomic assembly approaches, we have produced the most comprehensive microbiome resource in all companion animal research.

Results

Here, we describe the recovery of 240 core species that account for > 80% of the canine gut microbiome when tested on an independent validation dataset. We uncovered > 900 new canine-specific strains, 89 nov

SUBMITTER: Castillo-Fernandez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12811905 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature