Nobuhiro Kondo

Gut microbiota Alterations Associated with 1-kestose Supplementation and Owner-reported Aggression-related Behaviors in Dogs

Tadashi Fujii, Saki Yamakawa, Nobuhiro Kondo, Takayuki Asahina, Kohei Funasaka, Eizaburo Ohno, Yoshiki Hirooka, Takumi Tochio & Chie Mogi · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2026

Aims: To characterize fecal gut microbiota features associated with a history of aggression in dogs and to explore whether supplementation with the prebiotic fructooligosaccharide 1-kestose is associated with alterations in gut microbiota composition and owner-reported aggression...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2026/v36i21705

Clinical Effects of a Parasynbiotic Combining 1-Kestose and Lactiplantibacillus plantarum FM8 on Feline Atopic Skin Syndrome: A Pilot Study

Hideaki Takahashi, Koji Kawano, Keita Iyori, Tadashi Fujii, Kento Kuramitsu, Akira Ueyama, Hazumu Amatsuji, Yun-Hsia Hsiao, Takayuki Asahina, Nobuhiro Kondo, Eizaburo Ohno, Kohei Funasaka, Yoshiki Hirooka & Takumi Tochio · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2025

Aims: Feline atopic skin syndrome (FASS) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by pruritus and typical lesions such as erythema, papules, excoriations, and lichenification. Although the relationship between gut microbiota and atopic dermatitis is well-documented in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/mrji/2025/v35i101643