A novel dataset of 2,362 equine fecal microbiomes from veterinary teaching hospitals across three countries reveals effects of geography and disease
Here we present the EGG database and demonstrate its utility in characterizing the equine microbiome in health and acute gastrointestinal disease. The EGG 16S rRNA database is a valuable resource to study the equine microbiome and its role in equine health.
Authors
- John R. Terry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6829-5736)
- Rebecca A. Dorfmeyer
- Philip J. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8180-7601)
- Anthony T. Blikslager (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0867-7310)
- Giedre Turner
- Heidi E. Banse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0120-0376)
- Zachary L. McAdams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2883-507X)
- Kara M. Lascola
- Kile S. Townsend (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8418-7842)
- Aaron C. Ericsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3053-7269)
- Emma Joanne Campbell
- Juliet Lawson
- Tiffany Pridgen
- Stanley G. Shaffer
- Gaby van Galen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0689-7141)
- Lynn M. Martin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9731-8071)
- Emily A. Barrell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1338-9783)
- Lucia Cresci
- Linda J. Paul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1298-5615)
- Lyndon M. Coghill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6258-9194)
- Tamara Ford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4967-6517)
- Murugesan Raju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2618-8027)
- Alexandra Gillen
- Sascha Nott
- Marie VandeCandelaere
Institutions
- Louisiana State University (US)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Minnesota (US)
- North Carolina State University (US)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- Missouri College (US)
- Hickman Community Hospital (US)
- Newmarket Equine Hospital (GB)
- University of Missouri (US)
- Auburn University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Animal Microbiome
- Published
- 2025-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-025-00493-x
- Primary Topic
- Gut microbiota and health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00