The study investigated the transfer and the stability of the S. intermedius flora in three bitches and their puppies. A total of 240 cutaneous and mucosal isolates of S. intermedius was collected from three healthy Cavalier King Charles spaniels and their puppies during the immediate prepartum period and after whelping, over a total of 15 weeks. The isolates were genotyped with random amplified polymeric DNA-polymerase chain reaction analysis (RAPD-PCR) using two primers. Seventeen different genotypes of S. intermedius were identified. One or two of the genotypes were dominant in each of the bitches and their puppies. The rest were isolated only once or twice from the bitches or their puppies. The study indicates that S. intermedius flora within each studied bitch mainly consisted of one or two dominating and persistent clones, which were transferred from the dam to her puppies immediately after birth.
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Front Vet Sci
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Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, United States.
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School of Biosciences and Veterinary Medicine, University of Camerino, Via Circonvallazione 93/95, 62024 Matelica, MC, Italy.
J Vet Res
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Department of Animal Reproduction with Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland.
Introduction: How bacterial infections of the reproductive tract cause infertility and the correlation between the health status of female dogs and the presence of () in the vagina are still unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the population in the vagina of breeding bitches and to correlate this microbial population with some fertility outcomes.
Material And Methods: A total of 275 breeding bitches were included in the study.
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NeoCare, Reproduction, ENVT, Université de Toulouse, 31300 Toulouse, France.
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Tierklinik für Reproduktionsmedizin und Neugeborenenkunde, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen.
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