The role of the canine gut microbiome and metabolome in health and gastrointestinal disease

R Pilla, JS Suchodolski - Frontiers in veterinary science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The gut microbiome contributes to host metabolism, protects against pathogens, educates
the immune system, and, through these basic functions, affects directly or indirectly most …

Formation of propionate and butyrate by the human colonic microbiota

P Louis, HJ Flint - Environmental microbiology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The human gut microbiota ferments dietary non‐digestible carbohydrates into short‐chain
fatty acids (SCFA). These microbial products are utilized by the host and propionate and …

The gut microbiome of dogs and cats, and the influence of diet

R Pilla, JS Suchodolski - Veterinary clinics: small animal …, 2021 - vetsmall.theclinics.com
Background The gut microbiome is composed of bacteria, archaea, viruses, and eukaryotic
organisms that reside in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The bacterial component is the largest …

High-fat diet alters gut microbiota physiology in mice

H Daniel, AM Gholami, D Berry… - The ISME …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The intestinal microbiota is known to regulate host energy homeostasis and can be
influenced by high-calorie diets. However, changes affecting the ecosystem at the functional …

[PDF][PDF] Amino acid metabolism in intestinal bacteria: links between gut ecology and host health

ZL Dai, G Wu, WY Zhu - Front Biosci, 2011 - article.imrpress.com
Introduction 3. Diversity and abundance of the AA-fermenting bacteria in the digestive tract
4. AA metabolism in gut bacteria 4.1. Incorporation of AA into bacterial cells 4.2 …

Simulated digestion and fermentation in vitro by human gut microbiota of polysaccharides from bee collected pollen of Chinese wolfberry

W Zhou, Y Yan, J Mi, H Zhang, L Lu, Q Luo… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Digestion and fermentation in vitro of polysaccharides from bee collected pollen of Chinese
wolfberry (WBPPS) were investigated in the present study. It was found that WBPPS mainly …

Differences in the gut microbiota of dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) fed a natural diet or a commercial feed revealed by the Illumina MiSeq platform

J Kim, JU An, W Kim, S Lee, S Cho - Gut Pathogens, 2017 - Springer
Background Recent advances in next-generation sequencing technologies have enabled
comprehensive analysis of the gut microbiota, which is closely linked to the health of the …

Catching a glimpse of the bacterial gut community of companion animals: a canine and feline perspective

G Alessandri, C Argentini, C Milani… - Microbial …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Dogs and cats have gained a special position in human society by becoming our principal
companion animals. In this context, efforts to ensure their health and welfare have increased …

Diet shapes the gut microbiota of the omnivorous cockroach Blattella germanica

AE Pérez-Cobas, E Maiques, A Angelova… - FEMS microbiology …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The gut microbiota of insects contributes positively to the physiology of its host mainly by
participating in food digestion, protecting against pathogens, or provisioning vitamins or …

Diet type influences the gut microbiome and nutrient assimilation of Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

L Parata, D Mazumder, J Sammut, S Egan - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus is the third most commonly farmed finfish species in the
world, accounting for nearly 5% of global aquaculture production. In the past few decades …