The Effects of Nutrition on the Gastrointestinal Microbiome of Cats and Dogs: Impact on Health and Disease

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 GI microbiome of cats and dogs and plays a significant role in defining the composition and metabolism of the GI micr...

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Main Authors: Susan M. Wernimont, Jennifer Radosevich, Matthew I. Jackson, Eden Ephraim, Dayakar V. Badri, Jennifer M. MacLeay, Dennis E. Jewell, Jan S. Suchodolski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01266/full