Effects of bacterial contamination of media on the diagnosis of Tritrichomonas foetus by culture and real-time PCR

Agriculture & Biology

• Tritrichomonas foetus 86%
• bacterial contamination 70%
• quantitative polymerase chain reaction 45%
• diamonds 36%
• diagnostic sensitivity 14%
• culture media 10%
• sampling 8%
• diagnostic specificity 7%
• DNA 7%
• Mycobacterium smegmatis 6%
• pathogens 5%
• embryonic mortality 5%
• bacteria 5%
• diagnostic techniques 5%
• abortion (animals) 5%
• infection 5%

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Tritrichomonas foetus 100%
• Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction 45%
• Diamond 37%
• Polymerase Chain Reaction 19%
• Smegma 15%
• Culture Media 13%
• Bacteria 9%
• DNA 8%