The relationship between periodontal disease of feline and oral core microbiome

Abstract

The microbiome of the oral cavity is complex, with the average adult harboring about 50 to 100 billion bacteria, which represent about 200 predominant bacterial species. There are a large number of microbes in the oral cavity of the feline, which are normally beneficial to oral health and safety maintenance. However, when the balance of bacteria is lost, feline stomatitis and periodontitis may occur, which seriously endanger local oral health. Environmental implication, feeding model, age, and genetic factors may be the main factors affecting the oral composition of a microbiome. Filifactor alocis, Porphyromonas gingivals, and Tannerella forsythia and their interactions are the main pathogen that causes feline periodontal disease. In this review, we demonstrated the core microbiome of the feline oral microbe and its effect factors, as well as the connection with periodontal disease.