Taylorella asinigenitalis: raising awareness of its importance and presence in equine and asinine populations

Vet Rec. 2022 Mar;190(6):e1602. doi: 10.1002/vetr.1602.

Abstract

Taylorella equigenitalis has long been recognised as a causative agent of contagious equine metritis, but practitioners may be less familiar with Taylorella asinigenitalis, which has been identified more recently. Here, Abel Dorrego, Consuelo Serres and Fatima Cruz-Lopez of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid describe T asinigenitalis and report the findings of a survey they carried out in donkeys in Spain.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Equidae
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections* / veterinary
  • Horse Diseases* / prevention & control
  • Horses
  • Spain
  • Taylorella equigenitalis*
  • Taylorella*

Supplementary concepts

  • Taylorella asinigenitalis