title: 16S on bovine vagina
design: Samples were collected via Metricheck device on day of diagnosis of metritis (Day 0) and one (Day 7) and two weeks (Day 14) after diagnosis. Samples were homogenized using beads and DNA was extracted using the MagMAXmicrobiome CORE kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Austin, TX, USA), according to the manufacturer's instructions on the KingFisher equipment.