Dr. M.T. PanchalPatel Binal2021-06-082021-06-082019https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810169721The genital microbiota was studied in vaginal secretions/aspirates/discharge from infertile (anestrus, n=6; endometritic, n=6) buffaloes of village nearby Anand and healthy cyclic (proestrus, estrus, metestrus, diestrus, n=5) as well as pregnant (3, 6 and 9 months; n=6 each) buffaloes of Reproductive Biology Research Unit, AAU, Anand, with an aim (i) to identify the vaginal microorganisms based on routine cultural and culture-independent (metagenomics) methods, (ii) to estimate hormones (progesterone and estrogen), metabolites (total protein and total cholesterol) and minerals (calcium and inorganic phosphorus) profiles, and (iii) to find out the correlations of vaginal metabiota with plasma progesterone and estrogen levels.EnglishThesis