Vaginal Microbiome Characterization of Nellore Cattle Using Metagenomic Analysis.

Understanding of microbial communities inhabiting cattle vaginal tract may lead to a better comprehension of bovine physiology and reproductive health being of great economic interest. Up to date, studies involving cattle microbiota are focused on the gastrointestinal tract, and little is known abou...

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Main Authors: Mateus Laguardia-Nascimento, Kelly Moreira Grillo Ribeiro Branco, Marcela Ribeiro Gasparini, Silvia Giannattasio-Ferraz, Laura Rabelo Leite, Flávio Marcos Gomes Araujo, Anna Christina de Matos Salim, Jacques Robert Nicoli, Guilherme Corrêa de Oliveira, Edel Figueiredo Barbosa-Stancioli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4657983?pdf=render