A common vaginal microbiota composition among breeds of Bos taurus indicus (Gyr and Nellore).

ABSTRACT: Describing the bovine vaginal microbiota is essential to better understand its physiology and its impact on health maintenance. Despite the economic importance of reproduction of these animals, bovine vaginal microbial community is still poorly described in comparison with rumen microbiome. Previous studies of our group described the vaginal microbiota of Nellore, an important Bos taurus indicus breed, using metagenomics. In order to better understand this microbiota, the present work aims to investigate another important breed, Gyr. Results have shown bacterial dominance over Archaea and Fungi was observed, with the most abundant bacterial phylum (Firmicutes) representing 40-50% of bacterial population, followed by Bacteroidetes, Proteobacteria, and Actinobacteria. The Fungi kingdom had t

SUBMITTER: Giannattasio-Ferraz S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6863323 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature