Table 2. Number of samples that cultured positive for each type of anaerobic bacterial species isolated from uterine samples on the day of calving (sample 1), the day of follicle fluid aspiration ± 1 (sample 2), and on 35 ± 1 days postpartum (sample 3).
| Phylum | Genus | Species | Sample 1 (n = 38) | Sample 2 (n = 52) | Sample 3 (n = 52) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actinobacteria | Actinomyces | spp. | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Actinomyces viscosus | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Eggerthella | Eggerthella lenta | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Propionibacterium | Propionibacterium acnes | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Firmicutes | Clostridium | spp. | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Clostridium perfringens | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Peptostreptococcus | spp. | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| Peptostreptococcus asaccharolyticus | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Peptostreptococcus anaerobius | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Bacteroidetes | Bacteroides | Bacteroides fragilis | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bacteroides ovatus | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bacteroides vulgatus | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Porphyromonas | spp. | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Prevotella | spp. | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fusobacteria | Fusobacteria | spp. | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fusobacterium necrophorum | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Fusobacterium nucleatum | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Fusobacterium varium | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| No growth of anaerobic bacteria | 23 (60.5%) | 37 (71.2%) | 39 (75%) | ||