An Ecological Framework for Interpreting the Canine Gut Microbiome
Bernard Walther, Fabrice Bouilloux, Philippe Vayer, Alexandre Douablin, Fanny Walther · 2026
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Bernard Walther and colleagues offer a new lens for reading the dog gut microbiome, in a 2026 framework paper built on fecal samples from a varied group of dogs. Vets increasingly order microbiome tests, yet a list of bacteria says little about what the gut is actually doing. Their approach judges three things at once: inflammation in the host, imbalance in the microbes, and the ecosystem's stability, meaning how well it bounces back from disturbance.
Inflammation is tracked with fecal calprotectin, a protein marker, while a score the authors call the Microbiological Inflammatory Score grades the drift from balance toward dysbiosis. Layering in core bacterial members and resilience sorts dogs from resilient, balanced communities through fragile states that look fine on any single measure. The authors argue the combined view gives practitioners an operational read on gut health rather than raw sequencing output.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Bernard Walther, Fabrice Bouilloux, Philippe Vayer, Alexandre Douablin, Fanny Walther |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |