Topography of the respiratory, oral, and guttural pouch bacterial and fungal microbiotas in horses.
Stephanie L BondChristopher McMullenEdouard TimsitRenaud LéguillettePublished in: Journal of veterinary internal medicine (2023)
The pharynx is an important location that should be targeted in respiratory microbiota research in horses. Future studies that investigate whether biomarkers of respiratory disease can be reliably detected in nasopharyngeal swab samples are warranted.