The skin microbiome in healthy and allergic dogs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Changes in the microbial populations on the skin of animals have traditionally been evaluated using conventional microbiology techniques. The sequencing of bacterial 16S rRNA genes has revealed that the human skin is inhabited by a highly diverse and variable microbiome that had previously not been demonstrated by culture-based methods. The goals of this study were to describe the microbiome inhabiting different areas of the canine skin, and to compare the skin microbiome of healthy and allergic dogs.

Methodology/principal findings

DNA extracted from superficial skin swabs from healthy (n = 12) and allergic dogs (n = 6) from different regions of haired skin and mucosal surfaces were used for 454-pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. Principal coordinates analysis r

SUBMITTER: Rodrigues Hoffmann A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3885435 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature