Table 5.

Partial list of cultured bacterial species isolated from the lumen of the uterine horn at one month postpartum for cows that were found to have a clear (non-purulent) uterine lumen, a purulent (pus-filled) uterine lumen or an acute uterine infection at the time of slaughter. The list include species isolated from at least 3 cows.

Species	Clear (%) n = 20	Punilent (%) n = 12	Acute (%) n = 3
Corynebacterium renale	2 (10)	1 (8)	0 (0)
Cutibacterium acnes	2 (10)	1 (8)	0 (0)
Fusobacterium necrophorum	0 (0)	4 (33)	3 (100)
Helcococcus ovis	0 (0)	2 (17)	1 (33)
Histophilus somni	3 (15)	4 (33)	2 (67)
Paenibacillus cookii	1 (5)	2 (17)	0 (0)
Peptoniphilus indolicus	0 (0)	2 (17)	2 (67)
Porphyromonas levii	0 (0)	3 (25)	2 (67)
Prevotella heparinolytica	0 (0)	2 (17)	1 (33)
Staphylococcus epidermidis	3 (15)	0 (0)	0 (0)
Streptococcus pluranimalium	1 (5)	1 (8)	2 (67)
Trueperella pyogenes	2 (10)	5 (42)	3 (100)
No growth	9 (45)	2 (17)	0 (0)