Ear disease in dogs can affect one or both of the ears and can occur in conjunction with skin disease at other body sites too. (theveterinaryexpert.com)
Franzosa and colleagues used publicly available microbiome data produced through the Human Microbiome Project (HMP), which surveyed microbes in the stool, saliva, skin, and other body sites from up to 242 individuals over a months - long period. (sciencedaily.com)
Decreased microbial diversity of other body sites has also been associated with a variety of clinical conditions such as obesity, irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease. (sciencedaily.com)