{"id":76,"date":"2024-05-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T10:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/?p=76"},"modified":"2024-05-31T03:55:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T03:55:09","slug":"know-your-dogs-gut-bacteria-actinomycetes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/13\/know-your-dogs-gut-bacteria-actinomycetes\/","title":{"rendered":"Know your dog&#8217;s gut bacteria: actinomycetes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"76\" class=\"elementor elementor-76\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eb2229b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7eb2229b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e9add5e\" data-id=\"6e9add5e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b187b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76b187b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"medium-container align-left\"><h1 class=\"heading-8\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77 aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.happyonedog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/624d51d9a72e5902ae4b9a86_Actinobacteria-1330-830.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/624d51d9a72e5902ae4b9a86_Actinobacteria-1330-830.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/624d51d9a72e5902ae4b9a86_Actinobacteria-1330-830-300x187.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/624d51d9a72e5902ae4b9a86_Actinobacteria-1330-830-1024x638.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/624d51d9a72e5902ae4b9a86_Actinobacteria-1330-830-768x479.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/624d51d9a72e5902ae4b9a86_Actinobacteria-1330-830-150x94.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/624d51d9a72e5902ae4b9a86_Actinobacteria-1330-830-450x281.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/624d51d9a72e5902ae4b9a86_Actinobacteria-1330-830-1200x748.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/h1><\/div><div class=\"large-container center-align\"><div class=\"medium-container\"><div class=\"w-richtext\"><p>Members of the phylum play an important role in nature, mainly by breaking down organic matter in soil and water and converting it into nutrients for nearby plants. Members of the phylum also produce about two-thirds of the naturally derived antibiotics currently in clinical use, as well as many anticancer and antifungal compounds. The phylum also includes some notorious pathogens, such as the bacteria that cause tuberculosis.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h4><strong>Quick Facts:<\/strong><\/h4><ul role=\"list\"><li>In the gut, the overall impact of this diverse bacterium on dog health is not fully understood, and studies have shown that they can have both positive and negative effects.<\/li><li>Dogs <em>with high levels of actinomycetes<\/em> have higher levels of compounds related to good digestion.<\/li><li>Dogs with joint disease or sudden bowel disease have fewer <em>actinomycetes<\/em> in their gut compared to healthy dogs<strong>. <\/strong><\/li><li>Dogs with chronic intestinal diseases have <strong>more<\/strong> <em>actinomycetes in their gut compared to healthy dogs. <\/em><\/li><li>Levels of this gate were also found to be higher than typical in obese dogs.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u200d<\/p><p>The relationship between food and <em>actinomycete<\/em> abundance in the gut is also confusing. Some studies have found that a raw meat diet rich in protein and fat helps <em>actinomycetes<\/em> reproduce. Other studies have shown the opposite results. We still have a lot to know about this door.<\/p><p>Each microbiome sample we get from our members adds important data to our scientists to help us understand this complex bacterial population and how it affects each dog.<\/p><p>Rich in a variety of digestible proteins, dietary fiber, and other nutrients, Stay&#8217;s unique recipe is specifically designed to feed different beneficial bacteria in your dog&#8217;s gut and maintain a healthy balance between the five common phyla.<\/p><p>Our biofeedback process and seasonal microbiome exams allow us to understand how nutrients affect this delicate balance, as well as the specific important bacteria in each phylum, and ensure that your dog&#8217;s food meets the needs of the beneficial bacteria in your gut.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the phylum play an important role in nature, mainly by breaking down organic&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3464,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3691,"href":"https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76\/revisions\/3691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3464"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.petnewsdirect.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}