Article
Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus isolates from equine infectious endometritis belong to a distinct genetic group.
Veterinary research - 18 Apr 2013
Rasmussen Camilla Dooleweerdt, Haugaard Maria Mathilde, Petersen Morten Roenn, Nielsen Jesper Møller, Pedersen Hanne Gervi, Bojesen Anders Miki
Abstract excerpt
Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus is the pathogen most commonly isolated from the uterus of mares. S. zooepidemicus is an opportunistic pathogen and part of the resident flora in the caudal reproductive tract. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a genotypically distinct subpopulation of S. zooepidemicus is associated with endometritis in the mare, by genotyping and comparing uterine S....
Topics
- Animals
- Bacterial Proteins
- Clitoris
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
- Endometritis
- Female
- Genotype
- Horse Diseases
- Horses
- Multilocus Sequence Typing
- Streptococcal Infections
- Streptococcus equi
- Uterus