Deciphering the Bifidobacterial Populations within the Canine and Feline Gut Microbiota.

ABSTRACT: During the course of evolution, dogs and cats have been subjected to extensive domestication, becoming the principal companion animals for humans. For this reason, their health care, including their intestinal microbiota, is considered of considerable importance. However, the canine and feline gut microbiota still represent a largely unexplored research area. In the present work, we profiled the microbiota of 23 feline fecal samples by 16S rRNA gene and bifidobacterial internally transcribed spacer (ITS) approaches and compared this information with previously reported data from 138 canine fecal samples. The obtained data allowed the reconstruction of the core gut microbiota of the above-mentioned samples coupled with their classification into distinct community state types at both genus a

SUBMITTER: Alessandri G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7082561 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature