title: Detection of Ureaplasma spp. in semen samples from sheep in Brazil.
abstract: A study was conducted to verify the presence of mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas DNA in sheep semen samples from the State of Pernambuco. The PCR assay was conducted of according with standard protocols with generic primers. Mollicutes DNA was detected in 26.0% and Ureaplasma spp. in 12.0% of semen samples.
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors: Sandra Batista
authors: SB
authors: dos Santos
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors: Orestes Luiz
authors: OL
authors: de Souza Neto
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors: Pedro Paulo Feitosa
authors: PP
authors: de Albuquerque
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors: André
authors: A
authors: da Rocha Mota
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors: Pomy
authors: P
authors: de Cássia Peixoto Kim
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors: Erica Paes Barreto Xavier
authors: EP
authors: de Moraes
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, Veterinary Medicine School, Federal Fluminense University, Rio de Janeiro, Niterói, Brazil.
authors: Elmiro Rosendo
authors: ER
authors: do Nascimento
authors: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
authors: Rinaldo Apareci
authors: RA
authors: do Mota
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D012661:Semen / Q000382:microbiology*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D014509:Ureaplasma / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial
keywords: mycoplasmas; reproduction diseases; semen; sheep