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  "id": 12923332,
  "title": "Exploring dog-owner microbiota and bacterial pathogens in Southeast Asia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/exploring-dog-owner-microbiota-and-bacterial-pathogens-in-southeast",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-08T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.10.07.757238v1?rss=1"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Domestic dogs may influence human microbiota and act as reservoirs or sentinels for zoonotic bacteria, yet little is known about these dynamics in Southeast Asia. Using full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing from rectal swabs, we analyzed microbiota from dog-owner pairs from four villages of rural Thailand (Nan province) to assess microbial diversity, shared taxa, and zoonotic potential. Dogs…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Mongabay",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/weak-prosecution-leaves-southeast-asias-tigers-vulnerable-to",
        "published": "2026-10-05T05:17:49.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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