Presence and localization of bacteria in the bovine endometrium postpartum using fluorescence in situ hybridization

Theriogenology

Volumn 92, Issue , 2017, Pages 167-175

  Karstrup, C C ^a   Agerholm, J S ^a   Jensen, T K ^b   Swaro, L R V ^b   Klitgaard, K ^b   Rasmussen, E L ^a   Krogh, K M ^c   Pedersen, H G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c Landbrugets Veterinaere Konsulenttjeneste (LVK)   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Fusobacterium necrophorum; Inflammation; Porphyromonas levii; Trueperella pyogenes; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIRTH; BOVINE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; PARTURITION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD;

EID: 85010433542     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.01.026     Document Type: Article

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