Canine Nasal Microbiota Profiles from 81 Dogs at Two Sampling Depths

A study of 81 awake family dogs compared nasal microbiota sampled at 15 mm and 25 mm depths in the left nostril. The dataset, authored by Attila Salamon and last updated in April 2026, found no significant differences in richness or overall composition between depths, though the shallower samples had a higher Shannon Diversity Index. The most abundant bacterial taxa belonged to Moraxella.

Use Cases

• Compare bacterial community profiles between different nasal sampling depths based on the described 15 mm and 25 mm swabs.
• Analyze the prevalence of Moraxella and other taxa in canine nasal microbiota as mentioned in the description.
• Investigate the relationship between sampling depth and Shannon Diversity Index in nasal microbiome studies.
• Inform methodological choices for less invasive nasal sampling in field studies of mesocephalic dogs.

Strengths

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

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description notes a potential order effect, as the deeper sample was always collected first.
• The dataset is very small at 18.3 KB, indicating limited scope or summary-level data.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

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

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 04:24:47; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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