The bacterial and fungal microbiome of the skin of healthy dogs and dogs with atopic dermatitis and the impact of topical antimicrobial therapy, an exploratory study

Publication date: Available online 21 December 2018Source: Veterinary MicrobiologyAuthor(s): Suttiwee Chermprapai, Thomas H.A. Ederveen, Femke Broere, Els M. Broens, Yvette M. Schlotter, Saskia van Schalkwijk, Jos Boekhorst, Sacha A.F.T. van Hijum, Victor P.M.G. RuttenAbstractCanine atopic dermatitis is a genetically predisposed inflammatory and pruritic allergic skin disease that is often complicated by (secondary) bacterial and fungal (yeast) infections. High-throughput DNA sequencing was used to characterize the composition of the microbiome (bacteria and fungi) inhabiting specific sites of skin in healthy dogs and dogs with atopic dermatitis (AD) before and after topical antimicrobial treatment. Skin microbiome samples were collected from six healthy control dogs and three dogs spontan...

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