Changes in gut microbiota after faecal matter transplantation in horses with diarrhoea
USER-ALT Marcio Costa and others , University of Montreal , Quebec
Faecal matter transplantation ( FMT ) has been successfully used in treating humans with chronic Clostridioides difficile ( C . diff ) infection but there is only limited evidence of the effectiveness of this method in treating gut microbiota abnormalities in horses . The authors describe the use of FMT in six horses with chronic or acute diarrhoea . The clinical signs improved in four horses , while the other two animals did not survive to discharge . However , there was no evidence of significant changes in the composition of the intestinal microbiota in the surviving horses when examined 7 days after treatment .
Canadian Veterinary Journal 62 ( 10 ), 1123-1130
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