Characterizing the prevalence of Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. necrophorum, Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. funduliforme, and Fusobacterium varium in bovine and ovine semen, bovine gut, and vagino-uterine and fetal microbiota using targeted culturing and qPCR

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ABSTRACT Fusobacterium necrophorum is an important pathogen associated with several infectious diseases in cattle. However, recent sequencing-based studies reported that F. necrophorum may be positively associated with pregnancy in beef cows and that Fusobacterium is highly abundant in bull seminal microbiota with potential involvement in reproductive health and fertility. Here, we performed a comprehensive...

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