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Skip to main contentPlease purchase a subscription to continue reading.Sign UpLog InSign up for Full Access to all of the online content and E-Editions on the www.thewordlink.com website here!(The charge will appear as "Country Media Inc." on your credit card statement)$15.00for 30 daysGet StartedRatePriceDurationMonthly$15.00for 30 daysYearly$99.00for 365 daysRead all The World's news online FREE, for 30 days at no charge. 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Please support our site. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Thank you for reading!On your next view you will be asked to log in or create an account to continue reading.Your last FREE article. SUBSCRIBE to continue reading.Thank you for signing in! Please support our site. SUBSCRIBE NOW!You have permission to edit this article.EditNewsOpinionSportsObituariesOutdoorsLifestylesSouth Coast CuisineCalendarCoffee BreakDunes NewsPublicationsThe World's Print EditionBandon Western WorldEmail NewslettersClassifiedsReal EstateSubscribeContact UsSubmission FormsWeatherSister SitesPrivacy PolicyTerms Of UseCommenting PolicyGut microbes found in wild wolves may be the key to alleviating a debilitating gastrointestinal condition common to domestic dogs, according to a study led by researchers at Oregon State University – Cascades.The authors report a novel strain of Paenibacillus bacteria with characteristics of a probiotic – an organism that conveys a health benefit to the host.In this case, the benefit would be to head off canine inflammatory bowel disease, a chronic illness characterized by vomiting, reduced appetite, weight loss, flatulence, a rumbling stomach and/or abdominal discomfort, said Bruce Seal of OSU-Cascades’ biology program.“At present there is no known cure for this ongoing dysbiosis of the gastrointestinal tract, and there are limited options for treatment,” Seal said. “Underlying causes of the condition include an animal’s genetics, environmental factors, the immunological state of the GI tract and, maybe most importantly, an altered gut microbiome.”The research, a collaboration between scientists at OSU-Cascades and Oregon State’s Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, is an important step toward a dietary supplement or food additive capable of steering the composition of a dog’s gut microbiome back toward that of the wolf, with which it has common ancestry.“Dogs were the first domesticated animal,” Seal said. “The modern dog diet, high in carbohydrates, does not reflect a wolf’s diet – for example, starches in processed dog food are resistant to digestion, and that can have a negative impact on the microbial community in a dog’s GI tract and in turn its gastric physiology.”In this study, gastrointestinal material was collected from a dead wolf one day after it died from injuries sustained from being struck by a car. The scientists isolated 20 different gut bacteria that preliminary genetic analyses indicate have probiotic qualities, and for this paper they performed whole genome sequencing on a novel Paenibacillus strain.The bacterium encodes enzymes that can digest complex carbohydrates such as starches, Seal said. It also has gene systems expressing antimicrobials.“Non-toxic, spore-forming bacteria promote anti-inflammatory immune responses in the gut and inhibit pathogen growth,” he said. “Taking everything into account, this bacterial isolate could be a potential useful probiotic for domestic dogs.”Seal added that the researchers plan to perform whole genome sequencing on four or five other bacterial species among the 20 isolates.Seal and OSU-Cascades colleagues Pat Ball, Evan Forsythe and Kristina Smith co-led the study along with former colleague Heather Broughton. The team also included OSU-Cascades students Jennifer McCabe, Jessika Bryant, C. Cristoph Klews, MiCayla Johnson, Ariel Atchley, Thomas Cousins, Analiska Dominguez, Marie Gabriel, Katie Middleton and Natasha Bowles. Several students were supported by the OSU Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and the Arts program and the OSU-Cascades Layman Fellowship program.Mark Ackermann and Robert Bildfell also contributed to the research while with the Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine’s Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Corvallis. Bildfell has retired, and Ackermann is now the director of the USDA Agricultural Research Service’s National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa.The research has been published in Applied Microbiology.Steve Lundeberg is a researcher and writer for Oregon State University Relations and Marketing. He may be reached at steve.lundeberg@oregonstate.eduView our 10-6-23 E-edition right here!You voted:We're always interested in hearing about news in our community. 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