Uterine Microbiology and Antimicrobial Susceptibility in Isolated Bacteria from Mares with Fertility Problems

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

A Albihn³  V Båverud¹  U Magnusson² 

[1] Department of Bacteriology, National Veterinary Institute, Centre for Reproductive Biology, Uppsala, Sweden

[2] Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Centre for Reproductive Biology, Uppsala, Sweden

[3] Department of Disease Control and Biosecurity, Centre for Reproductive Biology, Uppsala, Sweden

关键词: Streptococcus zooepidemicus;    E. coli, β-haemolytic streptococci;    resistance to antibiotics;    bacteriology;    uterine swab samples;    endometritis;    subfertility;    equine;   

Others  :  790167
DOI  :  10.1186/1751-0147-44-121

 received in 2003-04-03, accepted in 2003-08-06,  发布年份 2003

   

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