Age and diet affect faecal microbial composition in the domestic cat (Felis catus)

Commercially available kibbled and canned diets were fed to cats after being fed the opposing diet over a time period of 5 years to determine the affects of each diet on the cats. Fecal samples were collected at At approximately 8, 17, 104 and 260 weeks of age. 16S rDNA amplicon sequencing was done on these samples and significant differences over time were found between the diets.