Condition
|
Composition
|
Log CFU/ml of M. bovis1
|
---|
1
|
CM + MB
|
7.19a
|
4
|
CM + MB + L1
|
7.04a
|
5
|
CM+ MB + L2
|
3.77b
|
6
|
SP4 + MB + L1
|
8.05c
|
7
|
SP4 + MB + L2
|
7.82d
|
- a, b, c, d: Means with different superscripts between conditions differ significantly (P < 0.05). 1Standard error of the mean (SEM): 0.08. CM: cervical mucus. MB: M. bovis. SP4: Specific medium for Mycoplasma spp. isolation (conditions without CM). L1: Lactobacillus spp. at a concentration of 3.24 × 106 UFC/mL. L2: Lactobacillus spp. at a concentration of 3.24 × 108 UFC/mL. Conditions not contaminated with mycoplasmas are not included