Vaginal and Uterine Microbiota of Healthy Maiden Mares during Estrus.

ABSTRACT: This descriptive cross-sectional study compared the microbiota of the uterus, vagina, clitoral fossa (CF), and perineal skin in healthy maiden mares during estrus. Twelve synchronized, healthy maiden mares (3-4 years old) from one single recipient mare herd were included. Microbial communities were characterized by amplifying the V3-V4 region of the 16S rRNA gene using the Illumina MiSeq platform. The uterine and vaginal microbiota had significantly lower richness (Chao-1) than the skin (p < 0.05). The uterine and vagina bacterial composition was similar in presence and abundance and could be differentiated from that of the CF and perineal skin. The microbial composition (Jaccard and Bray-Curtis distances) significantly differed across body-site locations (p < 0.05), which ex

SUBMITTER: Gil-Miranda A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11281598 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature