title: Effects of dietary cooked navy bean on the fecal microbiome of healthy companion dogs.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cooked bean powders are a promising novel protein and fiber source for dogs, which have demonstrated potential to alter microbial composition and function for chronic disease control and prevention. This study aimed to determine the impact of cooked navy bean powder fed as a staple food ingredient on the fecal microbiome of healthy adult pet dogs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fecal samples from healthy dogs prior to dietary control and after 4 wk of dietary treatment with macro- and micronutrient matched diets containing either 0 or 25% cooked navy beans (n = 11 and n = 10, respectively) were analyzed by 454-pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. There were few differences between dogs fed the control and navy bean diets after 4 wk of treatment. These data indicate that there were no major effects of navy bean inclusion on microbial populations. However, significant differences due to dietary intervention onto both research diets were observed (i.e., microbial populations at baseline versus 4 wk of intervention with 0 or 25% navy bean diets). After 4 wk of dietary intervention on either control or navy bean diet, the Phylum Firmicutes was increased and the Phyla Actinobacteria and Fusobacteria were decreased compared to baseline.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  No negative alterations of microbial populations occurred following cooked navy bean intake in dogs, indicating that bean powders may be a viable protein and fiber source for commercial pet foods. The highly variable microbial populations observed in these healthy adult pet dogs at baseline is one potential reason for the difficulty to detect alterations in microbial populations following dietary changes. Given the potential physiological benefits of bean intake in humans and dogs, further evaluation of the impacts of cooked navy bean intake on fecal microbial populations with higher power or more sensitive methods are warranted.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nutritional Sciences and Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America.
authors.forename: Katherine R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.forename: Genevieve
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Forster
authors.forename: Scot E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Dowd
authors.forename: Elizabeth P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: Kelly S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Swanson
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet / Q000662:veterinary*; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004285:Dogs / Q000382:microbiology*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D007887:Fabaceae; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D064307:Microbiota; D057805:Pets / Q000382:microbiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D011208:Powders; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017423:Sequence Analysis, RNA
chemical_list: D004043:Dietary Fiber; D011208:Powders; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
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