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بررسی ارتباط فلور قارچی رحم در گربه های ارجاع شده به کلینیک جهت اواریوهیسترکتومی با مراحل مختلف سیکل استروس و تخمدانی

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Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the fungal flora in the uterus of cats referred to the clinic for ovariohysterectomy during the sexual cycle. For this purpose; This study was done on 24 cat collars and the swab sample was cultured on a special culture medium. During the incubation period, the grown yeasts and molds were examined based on colony characteristics, macroscopic and microscopic and slide culture. Then, the samples were definitively diagnosed using the PCR method, and the PCR product was sequenced to obtain the nucleotide sequence of the amplified fragment, and the final diagnosis was made by comparing the obtained sequence results with the NCBI database. Also, in this study, the relationship between sexual cycle and fungal infection was investigated. Finally, the data were statistically analyzed. The results obtained in the present study indicated that in this study, out of 24 cats examined, 20 (83.33%) had fungal infection with all kinds of fungal species. One fungal species was isolated from 6 examined cats (25%), two fungal species were isolated from 12 examined cats (50%) and three fungal species were isolated from 2 cats (8.33%). No significant association was found between isolated fungal species and cats. Aspergillus niger, Rhizopus, Penicillium and Candida albicans were the most common fungi isolated. Also, in the present study, it was found that there was no statistically significant relationship between the age range and the frequency of fungal infections (p<0.05). There was no statistically significant relationship between race and frequency of fungal infections (p<0.05). Also, there was no correlation between the sexual cycle and the amount of fungal infection (p<0.05). According to these results, the amount of fungal contamination in the reproductive system of cats is very significant and worrying, and hygiene and management principles should be taken into consideration.