Investigation of the faecal microbiota associated with canine chronic diarrhea

FEMS Microbiology Ecology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 304-312

  Jia, Jie ^a   Frantz, Nolan ^b   Khoo, Christina ^b   Gibson, Glenn R ^a   Rastall, Robert A ^a   McCartney, Anne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Canine; Chronic diarrhoea; Fibre; Microbiota

Indexed keywords

CANID; DIARRHEAL DISEASE; FECAL COLIFORM; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GASTROENTERITIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROORGANISM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CHRONIC DIARRHEA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOG; FECES MICROFLORA; FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DIARRHEA; DIETARY FIBER; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; METAGENOME;

ATOPOBIUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS; LACTOBACILLUS;

EID: 72949105803     PISSN: 01686496     EISSN: 15746941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2009.00812.x     Document Type: Article

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