Zhiqiang Li, Yunkun Teng, Shuai Feng, Zhuoqun Hu, Jing Zhao, He Ding, Yi Fang, Hongyu Liu, Xin Ma, Jing Guo, Jun Wang, Wenfa Lv
There is mounting evidence that the uterine microbiota has an important role in the pathogenesis of endometritis, with invasion of pathogenic bacteria being a main cause of uterine microbial imbalance. However, mechanisms of uterine microbiota resistance to pathogen invasion remain unclear. In this study, an intrauterine infusion of Staphylococcus aureus was used as a bovine endometritis model; it significantly increased abundance of pathogenic bacteria (Streptococcus, Helccoccus, Fusobacterium, and Escherichia-Shigella) and significantly decreased abundance of probiotics (Allstipes, Bacteroides, Phascolarctobacterium, Romboutsia, and Prevotella)...
February 12, 2024: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules