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  • Research Article   
  • Optom Open Access 2022, Vol 7(5): 174

The Oral and Conjunctival Microbiotas in Cats with Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Park Adrian*
Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
*Corresponding Author : Park Adrian, Department of Pathobiology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada, Email: parkaedri@edu.org

Received Date: Sep 09, 2022 / Published Date: Sep 30, 2022

Abstract

The human oral microbiome is known to play a significant role in human health and disease. While less well studied, the feline oral microbiome is thought to play a similarly important role. To determine roles oral bacteria play in health and disease, one first has to be able to accurately identify bacterial species present. 16S rRNA gene sequence information is widely used for molecular identification of bacteria and is also useful for establishing the taxonomy of novel species. The objective of this research was to obtain full 16S rRNA gene reference sequences for feline oral bacteria, place the sequences in species-level phylotypes, and create a curated 16S rRNA based taxonomy for common feline oral bacteria. Clone libraries were produced using "universal" and phylum-selective PCR primers and DNA from pooled sub gingival plaque from healthy and periodontally diseased cats. Bacteria in subgingival samples were also cultivated to obtain isolates. Full-length 16S rDNA sequences were determined for clones and isolates that represent 171 feline oral taxa. A provisional curated taxonomy was developed based on the position of each taxon in 16S rRNA phylogenetic trees. The feline oral microbiome curated taxonomy and 16S rRNA gene reference set will allow investigators to refer to precisely defined bacterial taxa. A provisional name such as "Propionibacterium sp. feline oral taxon FOT-327" is an anchor to which clone, strain or GenBank names or accession numbers can point. Future next-generation-sequencing studies of feline oral bacteria will be able to map reads to taxonomically curated full-length 16S rRNA gene sequences.

Citation: Adrian P (2022) The Oral and Conjunctival Microbiotas in Cats with Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. Optom Open Access 7: 174.

Copyright: © 2022 Adrian P. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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