Table 4
Bacterial culture results of aborted foetal tissue where EEV was
suspected to be responsible for abortion
Animal
Owner/area
Tissue
Bacterial species Significance
name
samples
Bacillus
cereus+++ ,
Placenta,
Likely post
Escherichia
Foal A
Stud A
Umbilicus,
abortion
coli+++,
Lung
contamination.
Streptococcus sp.
Group C+
∗
Foal B
Stud B
Placenta,
Umbilicus,
Lung
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa+++,
miscellaneous
Gram-negative
bacilli+
Likely post
abortion
contamination.
Streptococcal
placentitis
Placenta,
possible; the E.
Foal C
Stud C
Umbilicus,
coli was likely
Lung
post abortion
contamination.
∗
+++ High bacterial numbers (> 100 colony forming units)
++
Moderate bacterial numbers (11-100 colony forming units)
+
Present (1-10 colony forming units)
Escherichia coli+,
Streptococcus equi
subsp.
zooepidemicus
+++
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