Soil-Based Organisms (SBOs): Environmental Allies for Gut Resilience
Soil-based organisms (SBOs) are spore-forming probiotics that originate in the earth, nature’s original probiotic reservoir, and bring vital ecological benefits to the gut. As dogs have become increasingly disconnected from natural environments, their exposure to these environmental microbes has drastically diminished.
SBOs are exceptionally hardy, capable of surviving extreme conditions—including the heat of processing, the acidity of the stomach, and long-term shelf storage. Once inside the gut, they play a vital role in restoring microbial diversity, supporting immune resilience, and resisting pathogenic overgrowth.
Core Benefits of SBOs:
- Resilience: SBOs like Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus clausii can survive heat , pressure, and low pH.
- Pathogen Control: They naturally produce antimicrobial compounds that inhibit harmful bacteria, including Clostridium and E. coli.
- Immunomodulation: SBOs help balance the immune system, reducing inappropriate inflammatory responses and supporting mucosal immunity.
- Microbial Diversity: Reintroduce diversity and competitive exclusion, especially important after antibiotics or exposure to heat-processed diets.
- Gut Integrity: Support epithelial tight junctions and reinforce the gut barrier against leaky gut and inflammatory damage.
Featured SBO Strains:
SBOs act as environmental "educators," reintroducing important microbial interactions that today’s dogs—often deprived of natural soil exposure—no longer receive. Together, these two strains support resilience, immune modulation, and microbiome diversity:
Optibiome™ Bacillus subtilis
This resilient SBO is a well-studied, spore-forming probiotic known for its ability to:
- Survive high heat and acidic environments
- Produce antimicrobial peptides that inhibit pathogenic bacteria
- Support gut mucosal immunity by stimulating beneficial immune signaling
- Enhance digestive enzyme production, improving nutrient bioavailability
- Promote microbiome balance in animals under stress, including post-antibiotic use
Munispore™ Bacillus clausii CS108
This versatile spore-forming probiotic contributes to:
- Modulating immune responses, especially in dogs with allergy-like or inflammatory tendencies
- Enhancing epithelial resilience and tight junction function for better gut integrity
- Promoting resistance to colonization by opportunistic pathogens like Clostridium and Escherichia coli
Both strains are:
- Shelf-stable and heat-tolerant
- Clinically studied in both human and veterinary applications
- Approved for use under GRAS and veterinary health guidelines
Give your dog the microbiome they were born to have.
