Disclosing the Genomic Diversity among Members of the Bifidobacterium Genus of Canine and Feline Origin with Respect to Those from Human.

ABSTRACT: In recent decades, much scientific attention has been paid to characterizing members of the genus Bifidobacterium due to their well-accepted ability to exert various beneficial effects upon their host. However, despite the well-accepted status of dogs and cats as principal companion animals of humans, the bifidobacterial communities that colonize their gut still represents a rather unexplored research area. To expand and further investigate the bifidobacterial ecosystem inhabiting the canine and feline intestine, strains belonging to this genus were isolated from fecal samples of dogs and cats and subjected to de novo sequencing. The obtained sequencing data, together with publicly available genomes of strains belonging to the same bifidobacterial species of our isolates, and

SUBMITTER: Alessandri G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9004377 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature