title: Bacterial isolates associated with epididymitis in rams from Idaho and eastern Oregon flocks.
abstract: Testicles from 47 rams with palpable lesions of epididymitis were subjected to bacterial culture. Of the testicles examined by culture technique, 49% were positive for bacterial growth. The 2 most frequent isolates were Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans (23.4% of the testicular pairs) and Brucella ovis (14.9% of the testicular pairs). Heretofore A actinomycetem-comitans has not been reported as a cause of epididymitis in rams.
mesh_terms: D000188:Actinobacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000818:Animals; D002002:Brucella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007061:Idaho; D008297:Male; D009922:Oregon; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*