Detection of Ureaplasma spp. in semen samples from sheep in Brazil

Sandra B Santos,Orestes Luiz de Souza Neto,Pedro Paulo Feitosa de Albuquerque,André da Rocha Mota,Pomy de Cássia Peixoto Kim,Érica Paes Barreto Xavier de Moraes,Elmiro Rosendo do Nascimento,Rinaldo Aparecido Mota

Detection of Ureaplasma spp. in semen samples from sheep in Brazil

2013

Sandra B Santos
Orestes Luiz de Souza Neto
Pedro Paulo Feitosa de Albuquerque
André da Rocha Mota
Pomy de Cássia Peixoto Kim
Érica Paes Barreto Xavier de Moraes
Elmiro Rosendo do Nascimento
Rinaldo Aparecido Mota

A study was conducted to verify the presence of mycoplasmas and ureaplasmas DNA in sheep semen samples from the State of Pernambuco. The PCR assay was conducted of according with standard protocols with generic primers. Mollicutes DNA was detected in 26.0% and Ureaplasma spp. in 12.0% of semen samples.

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Microbiology
Ureaplasma infection
Ureaplasma
DNA
Mollicutes
Primer (molecular biology)
Semen
Biology
Polymerase chain reaction
Virology
pcr assay

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