Microbiome Shifts in Canine and Feline Health and Disease
Speaker:
Jan Suchodolski, MedVet, DrVetMed, PhD, AGAF, DACVM
Event date: 6–7 November 2024 Virtual Event
The gut microbiome is an immune and metabolic organ that exerts effects beyond the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, not only in health but also in disease.
Dysbiosis, an imbalance in the gut microbiota, results from changes in microbial taxa populations and/or diversity which, in turn, produces a functional shift in the microbiome. The fecal dysbiosis index reflects microbiota shifts, making it a useful tool in staging intestinal changes in chronic enteropathy cases.
In this presentation, Dr. Suchodolski discusses how dysbiosis patterns vary across GI diseases and reviews how disease, diet, antibiotics, and omeprazole can alter the gut microbiome for better or worse.
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