ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2018
The Fecal Microbiota in the Domestic Cat (
Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
35 citing papers in PubMed, 66 citations in OpenAlex.
- Gut Microbiome Disruption in Shelter Cats with Feline Panleukopenia: Virome Co-Detection and Enteric Dysbiosis.Biology · 2026Review
- A placebo-controlled study of the effects of Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii CNCM I-1079 probiotic on faecal quality, microbiota and immunity in weaned kittens.Animal microbiome · 2026Article
- Comprehensive Evaluation of Capparis Spinosa-Derived γ-Sitosterol Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pathogenicity.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2026Article
- The Gut Microbiome and Metabolome of Domestic Cats Were Altered by the Oral Administration of Complex Probiotics.Biology · 2026Article
- Nutrition Research in Aging Dogs and Cats: What We Know and What We Need to Do.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Exploring bacterial and eukaryotic communities in the gut microbiota of urban and rural cats (Felis catus) in Colombia.Veterinary research communications · 2025Article
- In vitro fermentation characteristics of acacia fiber using feline fecal inoculum.Journal of animal science · 2025Article
- Insect meals in cat diets and their effects on digestibility, physiology, and gut microbiota.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Delineating the fecal microbiome of healthy domestic short-hair cats in South Korea.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Continuous intake of galacto-oligosaccharides containing syrup contributes to maintaining the health of household cats by modulating their gut microbiota.Bioscience of microbiota, food and health · 2025Article
- Effects of Different Processed Diets on Growth Performance, Blood Parameters, Hair Quality and Fecal Microbiota in Ragdoll Cats.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Decoding the Gut Microbiome in Companion Animals: Impacts and Innovations.Microorganisms · 2024Review
- Bacterial diversity in semen from stallions in three European countries evaluated by 16S sequencing.Veterinary research communications · 2024Article
- Nutritional needs and health outcomes of ageing cats and dogs: is it time for updated nutrient guidelines?Animal frontiers : the review magazine of animal agriculture · 2024Article
- Investigating the Efficacy of Kidney-ProtectiveAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Gut microbiota in cats with inflammatory bowel disease and low-grade intestinal T-cell lymphoma.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Review
- Validation of method for faecal sampling in cats and dogs for faecal microbiome analysis.BMC veterinary research · 2023Article
- Microbiome Responses to Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Cats with Chronic Digestive Issues.Veterinary sciences · 2023Article
- Wet-food diet promotes the recovery from surgery of castration and control of body weight in adult young cats.Journal of animal science · 2023Article
- The Kitty Microbiome Project: Defining the Healthy Fecal "Core Microbiome" in Pet Domestic Cats.Veterinary sciences · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
In humans, aging is associated with changes in the gastrointestinal microbiota; these changes may contribute to the age-related increase in incidence of many chronic diseases, including Type 2 diabetes. The life expectancies of cats are increasing, and they are also exhibiting the same types of diseases. While there are some studies investigating the impacts of diets on gastrointestinal microbiota in young cats, the impacts of aging in older cats has not been explored. We followed a cohort of related kittens, maintained on two commercial diets (kibbled and canned) from weaning (8 weeks) to 5 years of age (260 weeks). We hypothesized that the long-term feeding of specific diet formats would (a) lead to microbial composition changes due to aging, (b) impact body composition, and (c) affect insulin sensitivity in the aging cat. We observed that both diet and age affected fecal microbial composition, and while age correlated with changes in body composition, diet had no effect on body composition. Similarly insulin sensitivity was not affected by age nor diet. 16S rRNA sequencing found unclassified
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.