The gut microbiome of horses: current research on equine enteral microbiota and future perspectives.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the complex interactions of microbial communities including bacteria, archaea, parasites, viruses and fungi of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) associated with states of either health or disease is still an expanding research field in both, human and veterinary medicine. GIT disorders and their consequences are among the most important diseases of domesticated Equidae, but current gaps of knowledge hinder adequate progress with respect to disease prevention and microbiome-based interventions. Current literature on enteral microbiomes mirrors a vast data and knowledge imbalance, with only few studies tackling archaea, viruses and eukaryotes compared with those addressing the bacterial components.Until recently, culture-dependent methods were used for the identification and des

SUBMITTER: Kauter A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7807895 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature