Aerobic bacterial flora of the vagina and prepuce of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) and investigation of associations with urogenital carcinoma

摘要: To investigate the association between genital bacterial infection and urogenital carcinoma in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), vaginal preputial swabs for isolation were taken from 148 free-ranging 51 stranded including 16 animals with carcinoma. Cytological examination of or smears showed a majority (65.5%, 57/87) examined had mild no inflammation. Aerobic bacteria isolated 116 (78.4%) wild 100% animals. A total 403 isolates identified representing unique species. The median number per animal increased age group, but there was difference adults. most common Psychrobacter phenylpyruvicus (39 isolates), non-hemolytic Streptococcus (35 Corynebacterium spp. (30 Escherichia coli (20 isolates). More species than (33 versus 26) significantly less growth P. phenylpyruvicus, spp., Moraxella-like Beta-hemolytic only bacterium associated carcinomas lions, females.