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ISOLATION OF MYCOPLASMAS FROM THE GENITAL TRACT OF HORSES
Author(s) -
MOORTHY A. R. S.,
SPRADBROW P. B.,
EISLER M. E. D.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1977.tb00158.x
Subject(s) - genital tract , isolation (microbiology) , biology , sex organ , zoology , medicine , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , physiology , genetics
Vaginal swabs from 19 mares and penile swabs from 4 stallions were cultured for mycoplasmas. A single semen sample from one of the stallions was also examined. Twelve vaginal swabs and 2 penile swabs yielded mycoplasmas. Ten of the positive vaginal swabs were from mares with vaginitis, or with a history of failure of conception. Two were from apparently healthy mares, but one had been served by an infected stallion. One positive penile swab was from a stallion with ulcerative lesions and the other from a stallion with breeding difficulties. All 14 strains of mycoplasma utilised arginine, and the growth of 11 strains was inhibited by hyperimmune serum against one strain.