Humphrey J D, Little P B, Barnum D A, Doig P A, Stephens L R, Thorsen J
Can J Comp Med. 1982 Apr;46(2):215-7.
Haemophilus somnus was isolated from 40 of 79 unprocessed bovine semen samples, 14 of 23 preputial washings of bulls and three of eight preputial washings of steers. The results indicate nonvenereal colonization of the male urogenital tract. It is suggested that dissemination of H. somnus from the urogenital tract may be of significance in the epizootiology of H. somnus associated diseases.
在79份未经处理的牛精液样本中,有40份分离出睡眠嗜血杆菌;在23份公牛包皮冲洗液样本中,有14份分离出该菌;在8份阉牛包皮冲洗液样本中,有3份分离出该菌。结果表明雄性生殖道存在非性传播的定植现象。有人提出,睡眠嗜血杆菌从生殖道传播可能在睡眠嗜血杆菌相关疾病的动物流行病学中具有重要意义。