Bacterial invasion of the uterus and oviducts in bovine pyometra

Theriogenology

Volumn 93, Issue , 2017, Pages 93-98

  Karstrup, C C ^a   Pedersen, H G ^a   Jensen, T K ^b   Agerholm, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cow; Domain Bacteria; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; Fusobacterium necrophorum; Porphyromonas levii; Trueperella pyogenes

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ACTINOMYCETACEAE; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASE; ENDOMETRIUM; FALLOPIAN TUBE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PORPHYROMONAS; PYOMETRA; UTERUS; VETERINARY;

ACTINOMYCETACEAE; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ENDOMETRIUM; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FUSOBACTERIUM NECROPHORUM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; PORPHYROMONAS; PYOMETRA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; UTERUS;

EID: 85011843553     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.01.027     Document Type: Article

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