Characterisation of the bacterial microbiota of the vagina of dairy cows and isolation of pediocin-producing <it>Pediococcus acidilactici</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Uterine infections in dairy cows lower profitability of dairy operations. Infections of the reproductive tract are related to the overgrowth of pathogenic bacteria during the first three weeks after parturition. However, alterations...

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Main Authors: Wang Yvonne, Ametaj Burim N, Ambrose Divakar J, Gänzle Michael G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/13/19