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Table 3 Comparison of histopathological analysis and most abundant genera found by next generation sequencing (NGS) in available placenta samples

From: Amplicon sequencing of bacterial microbiota in abortion material from cattle

Sample ID

Placentitis

Necrosis

Type of infiltrate

Vasculitis

Presence of ICBa

Presence of ECBb

Most abundant genera found by NGS (≤ 75% of the reads)

Comments

12Ue1096_Pl

Mild

Mild

Mixed

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pseudomonas (86.72%), others (13.28%)

 

12Ue1503_Pl

No

Moderate

No

No

No

Yes

Pseudomonas (91.26%), others (8.74%)

Pseudomonas (99.68%) in the abomasal content

13Ue218_Pl

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Clostridium (29.94%), Enterococcus (9.71%), Ruminococcaceae a (9.67%), Flavobacterium (6.89%), Bacteroidales b (5.18%), Enterobacteriaceae (4.46%), Pseudomonas (3.32%), Succinivibrio (2.88%), RF16 (2.43%), others (22.63%)

 

13Ue238_Pl

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Psychrobacter (30.22%), Shewanella (29.58%), Flavobacteriales b (12.76%), Pseudomonadaceae a (4.50%), others (22.94%)

Severe autolysis

13Ue491_Pl

Mild

Moderate

Mononuclear

No

No

No

Bacteroides (39.09%), Pseudomonas (26%), Shewanella (21.69%), others (13.22%)

 

13Ue851_Pl

Moderate

Moderate

Neutrophilic

Yes

No

No

Enterobacteriaceae a (46.46%), Enterobacteriales b (24.33%), Serratia (16.14%), others (13.07%)

 

13Ue1008_Pl

Moderate

Moderate

Mixed

Yes

No

Yes

Vibrio (89.92%), others (10.08%)

V. metschnikovii isolated in culture

13Ue1137_Pl

Moderate

Moderate

Mixed

Yes

No

Yes

Streptococcus (99.33%), others (0.67%)

Streptococcus (99.62%) in the abomasal content,

S. uberis isolated in culture

13Ue1143_Pl

Mild

Mild

Neutrophilic

No

No

Yes

Enterobacteriaceae a (96.19%), others (3.81%)

Enterobacteriaceae a (99.17%) in the abomasal content. E. coli isolated in culture

13Ue1218_Pl

Mild

Mild

Mixed

Yes

No

Yes

Clostridium (28.33%), Cetobacterium (13.16%), Enterobacteriaceae a (13.02%), Peptostreptococcaceae a (12.42%), Aeromonadaceae a (9.8%), others (23.27%)

High level of contamination with plants and feces

13Ue1275_Pl

Mild

Mild

Mixed

Yes

No

No

Streptococcus (37.24%), Enterobacteriaceae a (25.92%), Lactococcus (21.27%), others (15.57%)

S. uberis isolated in pure culture

13Ue1631_Pl

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Pseudomonadales b (16.87%), Pseudomonadaceae a (16.24%), Propionibacteriaceae a (11.03%), Acinetobacter (9.13%), Aeromonadaceae a (6.81%), Candidatus Portiera (5.66%), Ruminococcaceae a (3.62%), Psychrobacter (3.33%), others (23.34%)

Severe autolysis

13Ue1644_Pl

No

No

No

No

No

 

Psychrobacter (83.99%), others (16.01%)

 

13Ue1714_Pl

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Actinobacillus (38.74%), Clostridium (15.78%), Streptococcus (14.54%), Enterobacteriaceae a (7.83%), others (23.11%)

Severe autolysis

13Ue1756_Pl

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Psychrobacter (33.24%), Pseudomonadaceae a (15.06%), Aeromonadaceae a (13.06%), Acinetobacter (12.23%), Vibrio (5.53%), others (20.88%)

Severe autolysis

14A20_Pl

Mild

Mild

Mixed

No

No

Yes

Aeromonadaceae a (73%), Pseudomonas (26.26%), others (0.74%)

 

14A28_Pl

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Shewanella (24.04%), Camomonas (17.94%), Psychrobacter (9.97%), Pseudomonadaceae a (8.82%), Pseudomonas (4.49%), Acinetobacter (4.5%), Wautersiella (3.66%), Staphylococcus (3.64%), others (22.94%)

Severe autolysis

  1. Cases with positive results for parasitology, virology and/or with presence of intralesional fungal organisms were not included.
  2. aPresence of intracytoplasmic bacteria (ICB).
  3. bPresence of extracellular bacteria (ECB).