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- Title
Fecal microbiota analysis of obese dogs with underlying diseases: a pilot study.
- Authors
Hyung Jin Park; Sang Eun Lee; Hyeun Bum Kim; Jae Hoon Kim; Kyoung Won Seo; Kun Ho Song
- Abstract
Ten dogs were enrolled in this study: two healthy dogs, two obese dogs without other medical issues and six obese dogs with underlying diseases including pemphigus, chronic active hepatitis, hyperadrenocorticism, narcolepsy, otitis media and heartworm infection. Pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene to explore the gut bacterial diversity revealed that distal gut bacterial communities of samples from patients with pemphigus, otitis media and narcolepsy consisted primarily of Firmicutes, while the major phylum of the distal gut bacterial communities in patients with chronic active hepatitis and hyperad
- Subjects
DOG diseases; OBESITY in animals; HEPATITIS; GENES; OTITIS media; CANINE heartworm disease
- Publication
Korean Journal of Veterinary Research, 2015, Vol 55, Issue 3, p205
- ISSN
2466-1384
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14405/kjvr.2015.55.3.205