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Akkermansia and Microbial Degradation of Mucus in Cats and Dogs: Implications to the Growing Worldwide Epidemic of Pet Obesity

Akkermansia muciniphila is a mucin-degrading bacterium that has shown the potential to provide anti-inflammatory and anti-obesity effects in mouse and man. We here focus on companion animals, specifically cats and dogs, and evaluate the microbial degradation of mucus and its health impact in the con...

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Autores principales: Garcia-Mazcorro, Jose F., Minamoto, Yasushi, Kawas, Jorge R., Suchodolski, Jan S., de Vos, Willem M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7355976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32326394
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7020044