Molecular and biochemical detection of Staphylococcus aureus from bovine infertility and abortion in Shahrekord

Infertility and abortion can lead to major economic losses. Staphylococcus aureus can cause infertility and abortion. Considering the importance of what was mentioned، present study was conducted to detect S. aureus in bovine infertility and abortion from Shahrekord، Iran. Vaginal discharge from 90 cows with endometritis and 26 aborted cows were investigated to detec S. aureus. Samples were streaked on to Mannitol salt agar plates and incubated at 37°C for 48 hours. Suspected colonies were evaluated to detect S. aureus by biochemical and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) methods. S. aureus was isolated from %5. 5 (5 out of 90) of bovine endometritis and %7. 7 (2 out of 26) of aborted cows. Discussion and The study showed that S. aureus might play a role in bovine infertility and abortion in Shahrekord، but S. aureus could not be considered as the major cause of bovine infertility and abortion in the region.