Isolation and comparative investigation of vaginal mycoflora in feline population of urban and dairy cattle herds

Garoussi, Massoud Talebkhan; Eidi, Samaneh; Mehravaran, Mohsen

doi:10.1016/j.mycmed.2015.10.013

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“…The lack of recovery of C. albicans in the current study was unexpected. This observation differed markedly from those of other studies in other animal species, which reported C. albicans as a major yeast flora . The explanation for this difference is not clear and further studies are warranted.…”

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“…, C. zeylanoides was recorded as the most frequent yeast in the genital mycoflora of healthy female camels. In accordance with the present results, other Candida species, such as C. glabrata and C. famata , were isolated from the genital tracts of healthy lion tamarins , camels , dogs and cats . The lack of recovery of C. albicans in the current study was unexpected.…”

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“…C . krusei yeasts have also been detected in the genital tracts of healthy camels , dogs , sheep and cats . C. zeylanoides was the second most frequent species isolated from the caudal reproductive tract in healthy mares.…”

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“…The predominance of C. krusei suggests that this microorganism may be a resident member of the normal genital flora of horses. C. krusei yeasts have also been detected in the genital tracts of healthy camels [3], dogs [2], sheep [4] and cats [20]. C. zeylanoides was the second most frequent species isolated from the caudal reproductive tract in healthy mares.…”

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Presence and distribution of yeasts in the reproductive tract in healthy female horses

Azarvandi

Khosravi

Shokri

et al. 2017

Equine Veterinary Journal

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Presence and distribution of yeasts in the reproductive tract in healthy female horses

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Shokri

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Equine Veterinary Journal

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“…The study of the microbiota has provided important insights into health and pathology of animals of economic importance [1]. To date, most of the research has focused on the ruminal microbiota due its biotechnological interest [2] and in order to understand and reduce the pressing environmental problems associated with greenhouse gas emissions from ruminant livestock production [3,4].…”

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

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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 the Mycosphaerella genus as its main representative, followed by Cladosporium. Archaea were observed at a very low abundance in all animals, with a high relative abundance of Methanobrevibacter genus. These results demonstrate a high microbial diversity on vaginal tract of Gyr, as demonstrated for Nellore and different from the previously described for other species. Our results indicate a great similarity between vaginal microbiota of Nellore and Gyr despite the differences in animal handling and genetic improvement. As observed for both breeds, individual variation is the largest source of microbial diversity between animals.

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Isolation and investigation of external reproduction tract mycoflora in healthy male cats

Garoussi,

Sharifzadeh,

Khodabakhsh

et al. 2024

Veterinary Medicine & Sci

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BackgroundVarious infectious agents can infect the male reproductive system.ObjectivesThe aims of this study were to provide current data on fungal and yeast flora of the external organs of reproductive system of male short hair cats including penis and prepuce.MethodsIn total 28 samples were taken from external genital system of male stray cats using sterilised cotton swabs. Samples were taken based on the absence of any reproductive complications using physical examinations. The samples were transferred to sterilised Stuart transport media and were then incubated in the Sabouraud dextrose agar with chloramphenicol at 32°C for 48 h. The identification of fungi and yeasts was confirmed by germ tube formation test, CHROM agar, urease testing and Corn meal agar medium with Tween 80.ResultsFungal agents were isolated from 7 (25%) out of 28 male stray cats. Fungal isolates were obtained from the penis and prepuce of 4 (36%) and 7 (100%) male cats, respectively. The most commonly recovered species samples were Candida krusei (3.75%) and Penicillum spp. (6.86%) from the penis and prepuce of the cats, respectively. The external organs of male reproduction of cats were infected with 2–4 different fungal agents. Only 5 (45%) cats were infected with one fungus; however, in 6 (55%) cats, mixed fungal infections were isolated. Cats 3–4 years old had the highest fungal contamination in the prepuce region (4/7), while the penis at this age had the least contamination (1/4).ConclusionsIt is concluded that the external reproduction organs of male cats could be infected by different fungal agents.

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Isolation and comparative investigation of vaginal mycoflora in feline population of urban and dairy cattle herds

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Presence and distribution of yeasts in the reproductive tract in healthy female horses

Presence and distribution of yeasts in the reproductive tract in healthy female horses

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

Isolation and investigation of external reproduction tract mycoflora in healthy male cats

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