Study of the role of Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma and other microaerophilic and aerobic bacteria in uterine infections of mares with reproductive disorders

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 45-52

  Szeredi, L ^a   Tenk, M ^a   Schiller, I ^b   Revesz T ^a  

^a CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bacterium; Endometritis; Infections; Mares

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; AEROBIC BACTERIA; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOPSY; CHLAMYDIA; CLITORIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ENDOMETRITIS; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYCOPLASMA; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLING; TAYLORELLA; UREAPLASMA; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHLAMYDIA; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDOMETRITIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYCOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TAYLORELLA EQUIGENITALIS; UREAPLASMA; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDIAE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMATALES; TAYLORELLA EQUIGENITALIS; UREAPLASMA;

EID: 0037226474     PISSN: 02366290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AVet.51.2003.1.4     Document Type: Article

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