Ureaplasma serotypes associated with the bovine urogenital tract.
One hundred and thirty-one ureaplasma isolates were tested using the immunoperoxidase system. Thirty-four were from semen, 34 from preputial washes of normal bulls and 63 were from vaginal swabs from herds experiencing infertility problems and/or vulvovaginitis. The serotypes from semen were T44 (12.1%), Bu2 (11.2%), D48 (2.8%), T315 (0.9%) and T288 (0.9%). Those from preputial washes were T44 (9.3%), Bu2 (8.4%), T288 (7.5%), D48 (0.9%) and T95 (0.9%). From vaginal swabs the serotypes were D48 (22.4%), Bu2 (10.3%), T45 (4.7%), T288 (3.8%) and T315 (1.9%).
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009180:Mycoplasmatales Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011817:Rabbits; D012661:Semen / Q000382:microbiology; D012703:Serotyping / Q000662:veterinary; D014509:Ureaplasma / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000382:microbiology*; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000662:veterinary; D014848:Vulvovaginitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*