On the Variability of Microbial Populations and Bacterial Metabolites within the Canine Stool. An in-Depth Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Canine faecal microbial populations and metabolome are being increasingly studied to understand the interplay between host and gut microbiome. However, the distribution of bacterial taxa and microbial metabolites throughout the canine stool is understudied and currently no guidelines for the collection, storage and preparation of canine faecal samples have been proposed. Here, we assessed the effects that different sampling points have on the abundance of selected microbial populations and bacterial metabolites within the canine stool. Whole fresh faecal samples were obtained from five healthy adult dogs. Stool subsamples were collected from the surface to the inner part and from three equally sized areas (cranial, central, caudal) along the length axis of the stool log. All samples were f

SUBMITTER: Pinna C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7831317 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature