Fecal microbiota analysis of obese dogs with underlying diseases: a pilot study.
10.14405/kjvr.2015.55.3.205
- Author:
Hyung Jin PARK
1
;
Sang Eun LEE
;
Hyeun Bum KIM
;
Jae Hoon KIM
;
Kyoung Won SEO
;
Kun Ho SONG
Author Information
1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Korea. songkh@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Brief Communication
- Keywords:
16S rRNA;
dog;
fecal microbiota;
obese;
pyrosequencing
- MeSH:
Adrenocortical Hyperfunction;
Animals;
Dogs*;
Fusobacteria;
Genes, rRNA;
Hepatitis, Chronic;
Humans;
Microbiota*;
Narcolepsy;
Otitis Media;
Pemphigus;
Pilot Projects*;
Proteobacteria
- From:Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
2015;55(3):205-208
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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 hyperadrenocorticism was Fusobacteria. Proteobacteria were the dominant phylum in heartworm infected obese patients.
