Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantations in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) using metagenomic sequencing.
Barbara K LinnehanSho M KoderaSarah M AllardErin C BrodieCeleste AllabandRob KnightHolly L LutzMaureen C CarrollJennifer M MeeganEric D JensenJack A GilbertPublished in: Journal of applied microbiology (2024)
The donor screening protocol proved to be safe in this study and no adverse effects were observed in four recipient dolphins. Treatment coincided with improvement in clinical signs.