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

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 sampl...

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Main Authors: Sandra Batista dos 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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2013-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822013000300040&lng=en&tlng=en