Purpose: Felis catus is a domestic animal that interacts with people frequently, both directly and indirectly. These interactions ultimately result in changes to each organism's microbiome. Studying the microbiota of organisms which are in contact with humans enables new data on potential health risks and provides new understanding for microbial changes and compositions. This study aimed to enabled a detailed profile of the cat oral microbiota, contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of animal microbiomes and their potential impact on human health, particularly in the context of zoonoses and bacterial infections.
Method: In this study, metagenomic analysis was used to understand Felis catus saliva’s bacterial composition at various taxonomic levels. The saliva sample was sequenced and the V3-V4 region of bacterial 16S rRNA gene was targeted for this analysis.
Findings: At the phylum level, Bacterioidota (38%), Pseudomonadota (21%), Fusobacteriota (19%), Bacillota (11%), Spirochaetota (5%), and Mycoplasmatota (3%) and at the genus level Porphyromonas (30%), Fusobacterium (14%), Treponema (5%), Peptostreptococcus (5%), Campylobacter (5%) and Oceanivirga (4%) were dominant.
Conclusion: This study provides a foundation for future research on microbial transmission between animals and humans. In the further studies, modern sequencing techniques can be used to better understand the links between bacterial communities in domestic animals and their potential impact on human health.
Acknowledgement: This study was funded by the TÜBİTAK 2209-A University Students Research Projects Support Program, 2023/1 (Project No: 1919B012311288). The authors would like to thank TÜBİTAK for organizing support programs. Conflicts of interest: There is no conflict of interest. Funding: This study was funded by the TÜBİTAK. Ethical statement: This study does not require ethical approval. Author contributions: Under the supervision of Teoman KANKILIÇ, Ceyda Berceste KARABULUT carried out the research work packages and wrote the article as specified in the TÜBİTAK project, and İlkay CİVELEK contributed to the translation and discussion part of the article, thus all authors contributed to the work.
This work was funded by the TÜBİTAK 2209-A University Students Research Projects Support Program, 2023/1 (Project No: 1919B012311288).
2023/1 (Project No: 1919B012311288).
Amaç: Felis catus insanlar ile doğrudan ve dolaylı olarak sıklıkla etkileşime giren bir evcil hayvandır. Bu etkileşimlerin sonucunda her organizmanın mikrobiyomunda değişiklikler meydana gelmektedir. İnsanlarla temas halinde olan organizmaların mikrobiyotasının incelenmesi potansiyel sağlık riskleri hakkında yeni veriler; mikrobiyal değişiklikler ve kompozisyonlar hakkında yeni anlayışlar sağlamaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı kedi oral mikrobiyotasının ayrıntılı bir profilini elde edilmesini sağlayarak hayvan mikrobiyomlarının ve bunların özellikle zoonoz ve bakteriyel enfeksiyonlar bağlamında insan sağlığı üzerindeki potansiyel etkilerinin daha kapsamlı anlaşılmasına katkıda bulunmaktır.
Metod: Bu çalışmada, Felis catus salivasının çeşitli taksonomik düzeylerdeki bakteriyel bileşimini anlamak için metagenom analizi kullanılmıştır. Saliva örneğinin sekanslanması ve analizi için bakteriyel 16S rRNA geninin V3-V4 bölgesi hedeflenmiştir.
Bulgular: Filum seviyesinde baskın olarak Bacterioidota (%38), Pseudomonadota (%21), Fusobacteriota (%19), Bacillota (%11), Spirochaetota (%5) ve Mycoplasmatota (%3); cins seviyesinde ise Porphyromonas (%30), Fusobacterium (%14), Treponema (%5), Peptostreptococcus (%5), Campylobacter (%5) ve Oceanivirga (%4) tespit edilmiştir.
Sonuç: Bu çalışma, hayvanlar ile insanlar arasındaki mikrobiyal bulaşmaya ilişkin gelecekteki araştırmalar için bir temel sağlamaktadır. Modern dizileme teknikleri, ilerleyen çalışmalarda evcil hayvanlardaki bakteri toplulukları arasındaki bağlantıları ve bunların insan sağlığı üzerindeki potansiyel etkilerini daha iyi anlamak için kullanılabilir.
Bu çalışma TÜBİTAK 2209-A Üniversite Öğrencileri Araştırma Projeleri Destekleme Programı, 2023/1 (Proje No: 1919B012311288) kapsamında desteklenmiştir.
2023/1 (Project No: 1919B012311288).
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Genetics (Other), Microbiology (Other) |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Project Number | 2023/1 (Project No: 1919B012311288). |
Early Pub Date | September 25, 2025 |
Publication Date | October 6, 2025 |
Submission Date | January 27, 2025 |
Acceptance Date | June 25, 2025 |
Published in Issue | Year 2025 Volume: 18 Issue: 3 |
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