The gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome of cats and dogs is increasingly recognized as a
metabolically active organ inextricably linked to pet health. Food serves as a substrate for …

The gut microbiome is an important immune and metabolic organ. Intestinal bacteria
produce various metabolites that influence the health of the intestine and other organ …

Over the last decade, chronic inflammatory enteropathies (CIE) in dogs have received great
attention in the basic and clinical research arena. The 2010 ACVIM Consensus Statement …

The intestinal microbiota is the collection of all microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract
(GIT)(ie, bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa), whereas the intestinal microbiome is the …

Alterations in the composition of the intestinal microbiome, also known as dysbiosis, are the
result of many factors such as diet, antibiotics, stress, diseases, etc. There are currently …

Simple Summary Untargeted shotgun DNA sequencing of fecal samples is a relatively novel
approach to study the microbiome. This method allows better classification of bacteria on a …

Microbiota and microbiome, which refers, respectively, to the microorganisms and conjoint of
microorganisms and genes are known to live in symbiosis with hosts, being implicated in …

Phenobarbital (PB) is one of the most important antiseizure drugs (ASDs) to treat canine
idiopathic epilepsy (IE). The effect of PB on the taxonomic changes in gastrointestinal …

Simple Summary Chronic inflammatory enteropathy (CE) is a common cause for persistent
or intermittent diarrhea and intestinal inflammation in dogs. Since there is evidence that …

Simple Summary Dysbiosis, which is an imbalance of gut microbial composition and
function, can be caused by several external as well as internal factors, contributing to the …