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In small preliminary study, fearful pet dogs exhibited significantly different microbiomes and metabolic molecules to non-fearful dogs, suggesting the gut-brain axis might be involved in fear behaviors

01.15.25 | PLOS

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Altered microbiome and metabolome profiling in fearful companion dogs: An exploratory study
In small preliminary study, fearful pet dogs exhibited significantly different microbiomes and metabolic molecules to non-fearful dogs. Credit: Daniel Lincoln, Unsplash, CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

In small preliminary study, fearful pet dogs exhibited significantly different microbiomes and metabolic molecules to non-fearful dogs, suggesting the gut-brain axis might be involved in fear behaviors

Article URL : https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0315374

Article title: Altered microbiome and metabolome profiling in fearful companion dogs: An exploratory study

Author countries: Italy

Funding: The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0315374

Altered microbiome and metabolome profiling in fearful companion dogs: An exploratory study

15-Jan-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Dogs Metabolomics Microbial Metabolism Microbiota Molecular Behavior Pet Animals

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0315374
Article Publication Date
2025-01-15
Article Title
Altered microbiome and metabolome profiling in fearful companion dogs: An exploratory study
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, January 15). In small preliminary study, fearful pet dogs exhibited significantly different microbiomes and metabolic molecules to non-fearful dogs, suggesting the gut-brain axis might be involved in fear behaviors. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8OMDV231/in-small-preliminary-study-fearful-pet-dogs-exhibited-significantly-different-microbiomes-and-metabolic-molecules-to-non-fearful-dogs-suggesting-the-gut-brain-axis-might-be-involved-in-fear-behaviors.html
MLA:
"In small preliminary study, fearful pet dogs exhibited significantly different microbiomes and metabolic molecules to non-fearful dogs, suggesting the gut-brain axis might be involved in fear behaviors." Brightsurf News, Jan. 15 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8OMDV231/in-small-preliminary-study-fearful-pet-dogs-exhibited-significantly-different-microbiomes-and-metabolic-molecules-to-non-fearful-dogs-suggesting-the-gut-brain-axis-might-be-involved-in-fear-behaviors.html.