Table 2.
Categorization of bacteria isolated from healthy cows, clinical endometritis (CE) and subclinical endometritis (SCE) on days 21-31 and 41-51 postpartum. Data are presented as frequency (%).
| Bacteria | Recognized uterine pathogens on days 21 - 31 | Recognized uterine pathogens on days 41 - 51 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy (n = 17) | CE (n = 12) | SCE (n = 9) | Healthy (n = 4) | CE (n = 11) | SCE (n = 8) | ||
| Gram negative | |||||||
| Fusobacteriumnecrophorum | 0 | 3 (25.00%) | 1 (11.11%) | 0 | 4 (36.36%) | 1 (12.50%) | |
| E. coli | 2 (11.76%) | 3 (25.00%) | 2 (22.22%) | 0 | 3 (27.27%) | 2 (25.00%) | |
| Pseudomonas spp. | 0 | 1 (8.33%) | 1 (11.11%) | 1 (25.00%) | 1 (9.09%) | 0 | |
| Bacteroides spp. | 0 | 2 (16.67%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (18.18%) | 0 | |
| Total | 2 (11.76%) | 9 (75.00%) | 4 (44.44%) | 1 (25.00%) | 10 (90.90%) | 3 (37.50%) | |
| Gram positive | |||||||
| Bacillus spp. | 2 (11.76%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (50.00%) | 0 | 2 (25.00%) | |
| Trueperella spp. | 0 | 2 (16.67%) | 1 (11.11%) | 0 | 1 (9.09%) | 0 | |
| Streptococcus spp. | 0 | 1 (8.33%) | 2 (22.22%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carnobacterium spp. | 2 (11.76%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (25.00%) | 0 | 0 | |
| Lactobacillus spp. | 0 | 0 | 2 (22.22%) | 0 | 0 | 2 (25.00%) | |
| Lactococcuslactis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (12.50%) | |
| Total | 4 (23.53%) | 3 (25.00%) | 5 (55.56%) | 3 (75.00) | 1 (9.09%) | 5 (62.50%) | |
| No growth | 11 (64.71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |