The impact of prenatal dog keeping on infant gut microbiota development.
Ariane R PanzerAlexandra R SitarikDoug FadroshSuzanne L HavstadKyra JonesBrent DavidsonSalvatore FinazzoGanesa R WegienkaKimberley WoodcroftNicholas W LukacsAlbert M LevinDennis R OwnbyChristine C JohnsonSusan V LynchEdward M ZorattiPublished in: Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2023)
Prenatal/early-life dog exposure is associated with an altered gut microbiome during infancy and supports a potential mechanism explaining lessened atopy and asthma risk. Further research directly linking specific dog-attributable changes in the infant gut microbiome to the risk of allergic disorders is needed.