Dysbiotic faecal microbiota associated with idiopathic epilepsy in dogs
We recruited 19 idiopathic epileptic dogs and 17 healthy controls which met stringent inclusion criteria and characterized their faecal microbiome by 16S rRNA sequencing. We revealed that idiopathic epileptic dogs host a dysbiotic faecal microbiota, characterized by a reduced bacterial diversity, loss of beneficial bacterial genera, and overgrowth of opportunistic.