Open AccessBovine Abortions Associated with Bacteroides Fragilis Fetal Infection
Author(s) -
Nicole R. Kraipowich,
David L. Morris,
Gayle L. Thompson,
Gary L. Mason
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.529
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1943-4936
pISSN - 1040-6387
DOI - 10.1177/104063870001200413
Subject(s) - bacteroides fragilis , abortion , fetus , aborted fetus , herd , biology , bronchopneumonia , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , pregnancy , physiology , veterinary medicine , virology , antibiotics , genetics
Two Santa Gertrudis cattle from a herd of 105 aborted within a 24-hour period. Bacteroides fragilis was isolated from tissues of each aborted fetus. Histopathologic lesions included placentitis and bronchopneumonia in which gram-negative, rod-shaped organisms were visible. The diagnostic workup failed to reveal other causes of abortion. Anaerobes are rarely implicated in bovine abortions, and no other report was found that described abortion in cattle due to B. fragilis.
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