Vaginal and uterine bacteria of healthy bitches during different stages of their reproductive cycle

(α haemolytic) 12.5 15 8.5 Streptococcus spp. (nonhemolytic) 12.5 15 8.5 Escherichia coli 25 30 17 Proteus spp. 15 18 10.2 Corynebacterium spp. 10 12 6.8 Pasteurella spp. 7.5 9 5 Enterococcus spp. 2.5 3 1.7 Neisseria spp. 2.5 3 1.7 Isolates Total domestic feral P Staphylococcus spp. (coagulase negative) 7 0 7 0.006 S. pseudintermedius 7 6 1 0.026 Micrococcus spp. 5 2 3 1.000 Bacillus spp. 2 2 0 0.203 Corynebacterium spp. 1 1 0 0.461 E coli (β haemolytic) 1 1 0 0.461 Streptococcus spp. [...]our results demonstrate that interpretations of bacteriological findings of the vagina must consider the stage of the reproductive cycle.