Effects of dog ownership on the gut microbiota of elderly owners.
Dog owners are usually in close contact with dogs. Whether dogs can affect the gut microbiota of elderly dog owners is worth studying. Data from 54 elderly (over 65 years of age) dog owners were screened from the American Gut Project. Owning a dog did not affect the α-diversity of the gut microbiota...
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| author | Chaona Jiang Zeying Cui Pingming Fan Guankui Du |
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| description | Dog owners are usually in close contact with dogs. Whether dogs can affect the gut microbiota of elderly dog owners is worth studying. Data from 54 elderly (over 65 years of age) dog owners were screened from the American Gut Project. Owning a dog did not affect the α-diversity of the gut microbiota of the dog owner. Dog ownership significantly modulated the composition of the gut microbiota of the dog owner. The abundance of Actinobacteria was significantly increased. The abundances of Bifidobacteriaceae and Ruminococcaceae were significantly increased, while the abundance of Moracellaceae was significantly suppressed. In general, dog ownership can regulate the composition of gut microbiota and has a more significant effect on elderly males. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9046220338e440eb7de251327205a882023-01-11T05:32:36ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-011712e027810510.1371/journal.pone.0278105Effects of dog ownership on the gut microbiota of elderly owners.Chaona JiangZeying CuiPingming FanGuankui DuDog owners are usually in close contact with dogs. Whether dogs can affect the gut microbiota of elderly dog owners is worth studying. Data from 54 elderly (over 65 years of age) dog owners were screened from the American Gut Project. Owning a dog did not affect the α-diversity of the gut microbiota of the dog owner. Dog ownership significantly modulated the composition of the gut microbiota of the dog owner. The abundance of Actinobacteria was significantly increased. The abundances of Bifidobacteriaceae and Ruminococcaceae were significantly increased, while the abundance of Moracellaceae was significantly suppressed. In general, dog ownership can regulate the composition of gut microbiota and has a more significant effect on elderly males.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278105 |
| spellingShingle | Chaona Jiang Zeying Cui Pingming Fan Guankui Du Effects of dog ownership on the gut microbiota of elderly owners. PLoS ONE |
| title | Effects of dog ownership on the gut microbiota of elderly owners. |
| title_full | Effects of dog ownership on the gut microbiota of elderly owners. |
| title_fullStr | Effects of dog ownership on the gut microbiota of elderly owners. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of dog ownership on the gut microbiota of elderly owners. |
| title_short | Effects of dog ownership on the gut microbiota of elderly owners. |
| title_sort | effects of dog ownership on the gut microbiota of elderly owners |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278105 |
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