Newly identified species from the dog dental plaque microbiome highlight little overlap with humans

Abstract Understudied pet-associated microbiomes represent a rich source for the discovery of microbial taxa important for pet and human health. From a cohort of 23 dogs, we sampled and metagenomically sequenced 64 dental plaque microbiomes, generating 1945 metagenome-assembled genomes spanning 347...

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Main Authors: Vitor Heidrich, Gloria Fackelmann, Milka Malesevic, Federica Armanini, Hrituraj Dey, Claudia Mengoni, Nemanja Stanisavljevic, Goran Vukotic, Nicola Segata
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-025-00665-2
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description Abstract Understudied pet-associated microbiomes represent a rich source for the discovery of microbial taxa important for pet and human health. From a cohort of 23 dogs, we sampled and metagenomically sequenced 64 dental plaque microbiomes, generating 1945 metagenome-assembled genomes spanning 347 microbial species, including 277 undercharacterized species without cultivated representatives. Integration with human microbiome data revealed the dog plaque microbiome is more diverse than – and shows little overlap (5.9% species in common) with – the human plaque microbiome, even though some shared periodontal pathobionts arise as a potential concern.
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spelling doaj-art-053a3e72f3214f908ef23d40eb0f0b3f2025-08-20T03:10:55ZengNature Portfolionpj Biofilms and Microbiomes2055-50082025-02-011111610.1038/s41522-025-00665-2Newly identified species from the dog dental plaque microbiome highlight little overlap with humansVitor Heidrich0Gloria Fackelmann1Milka Malesevic2Federica Armanini3Hrituraj Dey4Claudia Mengoni5Nemanja Stanisavljevic6Goran Vukotic7Nicola Segata8Department of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology, University of TrentoDepartment of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology, University of TrentoInstitute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of BelgradeDepartment of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology, University of TrentoDepartment of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology, University of TrentoDepartment of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology, University of TrentoInstitute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of BelgradeInstitute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of BelgradeDepartment of Cellular, Computational and Integrative Biology, University of TrentoAbstract Understudied pet-associated microbiomes represent a rich source for the discovery of microbial taxa important for pet and human health. From a cohort of 23 dogs, we sampled and metagenomically sequenced 64 dental plaque microbiomes, generating 1945 metagenome-assembled genomes spanning 347 microbial species, including 277 undercharacterized species without cultivated representatives. Integration with human microbiome data revealed the dog plaque microbiome is more diverse than – and shows little overlap (5.9% species in common) with – the human plaque microbiome, even though some shared periodontal pathobionts arise as a potential concern.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-025-00665-2
spellingShingle Vitor Heidrich
Gloria Fackelmann
Milka Malesevic
Federica Armanini
Hrituraj Dey
Claudia Mengoni
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Goran Vukotic
Nicola Segata
Newly identified species from the dog dental plaque microbiome highlight little overlap with humans
npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
title Newly identified species from the dog dental plaque microbiome highlight little overlap with humans
title_full Newly identified species from the dog dental plaque microbiome highlight little overlap with humans
title_fullStr Newly identified species from the dog dental plaque microbiome highlight little overlap with humans
title_full_unstemmed Newly identified species from the dog dental plaque microbiome highlight little overlap with humans
title_short Newly identified species from the dog dental plaque microbiome highlight little overlap with humans
title_sort newly identified species from the dog dental plaque microbiome highlight little overlap with humans
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-025-00665-2
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