Fecal microbiota in horses with asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gastrointestinal microbiota can be influenced by several factors, including diet and systemic inflammation, and in turn could act as a modulator of the allergic response. Fecal microbiota of horses with asthma has not been described.

Hypothesis/objectives

Analyze the bacterial fecal microbiota of horses with and without asthma under different environment and diet conditions, during both remission and exacerbation.

Methods

Prospective observational study. Feces from 6 asthmatic and 6 healthy horses were collected under 3 different conditions: on pasture, housed indoors receiving good quality hay ("good hay"), and housed indoors receiving poor quality hay ("dusty hay"). Sequencing was performed using an Illumina MiSeq platform and data were processed using th

SUBMITTER: Leclere M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7096608 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature