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Sequencing-based studies and quantitative molecular analyses reveal characteristic dysbiotic transitions in affected dogs, with coordinated increases in\n                    <jats:italic>Porphyromonas gulae<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Prevotella<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and\n                    <jats:italic>Treponema<\/jats:italic>\n                    , along with\n                    <jats:italic>Treponema denticola<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Tannerella forsythia<\/jats:italic>\n                    , together with a loss of commensal-dominated genera such as\n                    <jats:italic>Moraxella<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Capnocytophaga<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and members of the\n                    <jats:italic>Neisseriaceae<\/jats:italic>\n                    family. Rather than being driven by a single dominant pathogen, accumulating evidence indicates that canine periodontitis is driven by polymicrobial synergy within dysbiotic biofilms. This ecological perspective has stimulated growing interest in microbial therapeutics aimed at modulating community structure and function instead of relying solely on broad-spectrum antibiotics. Probiotics and postbiotics show potential in reducing halitosis and modulating epithelial innate immune responses. Bacteriophage-based approaches and predatory bacteria exhibit strain-specific antimicrobial activity in preclinical human or\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    models, although their relevance to canine oral disease remains unvalidated. Synthetic biology and CRISPR-based antimicrobial systems provide conceptual frameworks for genotype-targeted modulation of virulence. Remaining challenges include transient microbial persistence, limited veterinary clinical evidence, biosafety concerns, and the absence of standardized regulatory pathways. 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