Molecular assessment of the fecal microbiota in healthy cats and dogs before and during supplementation with fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) and inulin using high-throughput 454-pyrosequencing

Prebiotics are selectively fermentable dietary compounds that result in changes in the composition and/or activity of the intestinal microbiota, thus conferring benefits upon host health. In veterinary medicine, commercially available products containing prebiotics have not been well studied with re...

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Main Authors: García Mazcorro, José Francisco, Bárcenas Walls, José R., Suchodolski, Jan S., Steiner, Jörg M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://eprints.uanl.mx/14614/1/119.pdf

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