Table 2 Bacterial growth from uterine biopsies and swabs before (0 h) and 3, 12, 24, 48 and 72 h after intrauterine inoculation of E. coli
From: Oestrous cycle-dependent equine uterine immune response to induced infectious endometritis
Mare ID | Cycle | Biopsy sample | Swab sample | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0Â h | 3Â h | 12Â h | 24Â h | 48Â h | 72Â h | 0Â h | 3Â h | 12Â h | 24Â h | 48Â h | 72Â h | ||
B | Oestrus | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1a | 0 | 2a | 0 | >50 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E | Oestrus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | >50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
S | Oestrus | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24a | 1a | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
U | Oestrus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1a | 0 | 3a | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V | Oestrus | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1a | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | >50a | 0 |
B | Dioestrus | 0 | 32 | >50 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | >50 | >50 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
E | Dioestrus | 1a | >50 | >50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | >50 | >50 | >50 | 0 | 0 |
S | Dioestrus | 0 | >50 | 50 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | >50 | >50 | 51 | 9 | 0 |
U | Dioestrus | 0 | >50 | >50 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | >50 | >50 | 43 | 14 | 2 |
V | Dioestrus | 0 | >50 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | >50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |