Canine Nasal Microbiota Profiles at Two Swabbing Depths for 81 Dogs

81 awake family dogs had their nasal microbiota sampled at two depths (15 mm and 25 mm) in the left nostril. The dataset, authored by Attila Salamon and last updated in April 2026, compares bacterial community profiles, finding the most abundant taxa belonged to Moraxella. Results indicate similar microbiota composition between depths, suggesting a less invasive 15 mm sampling is sufficient.

Use Cases

• Comparing bacterial diversity metrics like the Shannon Diversity Index between sampling depths.
• Analyzing the prevalence of specific bacterial taxa such as Moraxella in canine nasal samples.
• Investigating the relationship between sampling depth, invasiveness, and microbial community structure.
• Benchmarking nasal microbiota profiles for healthy, awake mesocephalic dogs in field settings.

Strengths

• Includes data from 81 individual dogs, providing a substantive sample size.
• Directly compares two specific sampling depths (15 mm and 25 mm) within the same subjects.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for open reuse.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description notes a potential order effect, as the deeper sample was always collected first.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Nasal swab samples collected from the left nostril of awake family dogs at two depths.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 04:24:46; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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