Dog Poop Microbiome Predicts Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Monday, October 3, 2016 - 13:31
in Biology & Nature
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine discovered a pattern of microbes indicative of IBD in dogs. With more than 90 percent accuracy, the team used that information to predict which dogs had IBD. However, they also determined that the gut microbiomes of dogs and humans are not similar enough to use dogs as animal models for humans with this disease. The study is published October 3 in Nature Microbiology.