Genital mycoplasmas of healthy bitches
| Autor: | Alan Maksimović, Maid Rifatbegović, Anis Halilbašić, Zinka Maksimović |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
endocrine system 040301 veterinary sciences 030106 microbiology Uterus Physiology Biology Reproductive cycle medicine.disease_cause 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences Dogs Mycoplasma medicine Animals Sex organ Estrous cycle General Veterinary Mycoplasma canis 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences medicine.anatomical_structure Vagina Vaginal swabs Female Brief Communications |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 30:651-653 |
| ISSN: | 1943-4936 1040-6387 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1040638718778745 |
| Popis: | Little is known about the presence of mycoplasmas in the genital tracts of domestic and stray bitches or in the vaginas of ovariohysterectomized (OHE) bitches. Moreover, to our knowledge, there has been no research to investigate the presence of canine vaginal mycoplasmas during the different stages of the reproductive cycle. We investigated the occurrence of mycoplasmas in the vaginas of healthy domestic and stray intact bitches, to correlate their presence with specific stages of the reproductive cycle, and to compare them with those in OHE bitches. We also investigated the presence of uterine mycoplasmas. Mycoplasmas were isolated from 41 of 122 vaginal swabs (34%) from domestic (27%) and stray (39%) bitches. Mycoplasma canis was the most commonly identified species ( n = 26; 63%), and was detected in both intact (60%) and OHE (73%) bitches. Mycoplasma isolates from the vaginas of healthy bitches did not vary during the various stages of the estrous cycle. Mycoplasmas were not detected in uterine samples. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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