About the Authors
- Giacomo Rossi
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Affiliation School of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
- Graziano Pengo
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Affiliation Clinic “St. Antonio”, Cremona, Italy
- Marco Caldin
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Affiliation San Marco Laboratories, Padova, Italy
- Angela Palumbo Piccionello
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Affiliation School of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
- Jörg M. Steiner
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Affiliation Gastrointestinal Laboratory, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- Noah D. Cohen
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Affiliation Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
- Albert E. Jergens
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Affiliation Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
- Jan S. Suchodolski
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* E-mail: jsuchodolski@cvm.tamu.edu
Affiliation Gastrointestinal Laboratory, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
Competing Interests
VSL Pharmaceuticals supplied the probiotic strains used in this study. Graziano Pengo is employed by Clinic “St. Antonio” and Marco Caldin by San Marco Laboratories. There are no further patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. Jan Suchodolski is a member of the PLOS ONE Editorial Board. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: GR GP AEJ JSS. Performed the experiments: GR GP MC APP JSS. Analyzed the data: GR NDC AEJ JMS JSS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: GR GP MC APP. Wrote the paper: GR JMS NDC AEJ JSS.