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Uterine and vaginal samples were collected at time points from pre-calving to 35 days postpartum (DPP), and analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing, combined with ancillary bacterial culture. A total of seven healthy cows and seven cows diagnosed with endometritis on 35 DPP were used in the current study. The uterine and vaginal microbiota showed a maximum of 20.1% shared amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) at linked time points. 16S rRNA based analysis and traditional culture methods revealed that <jats:italic>Trueperella<\/jats:italic> showed a higher abundance in both uterus and vagina of the endometritis group compared to the healthy group on 21 DPP (<jats:italic>U<\/jats:italic>-test <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05). Differential abundance analysis of the uterine microbiota showed that <jats:italic>Enterococcus<\/jats:italic> and six bacterial genera including <jats:italic>Bifidobacterium<\/jats:italic> were unique to the healthy group on the day of calving (0 DPP) and 28 DPP, respectively. In contrast, <jats:italic>Histophilus<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Mogibacteriaceae<\/jats:italic> were characteristic bacteria in the vagina pre-calving in cows that later developed endometritis, suggesting that these bacteria could be valuable to predict clinical outcomes. Comparing the abundances of bacterial genera in the uterine microbiota, a negative correlation was observed between <jats:italic>Trueperella<\/jats:italic> and several bacteria including <jats:italic>Lactobacillus<\/jats:italic>. These results suggest that building an environment where there is an increase in bacteria that are generally recognized as beneficial, such as <jats:italic>Lactobacillus<\/jats:italic>, may be one possible solution to reduce the abundance of <jats:italic>Trueperella<\/jats:italic> and control endometritis.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fvets.2021.736996","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,2]],"date-time":"2021-12-02T01:16:59Z","timestamp":1638407819000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":26,"title":["Characterization of Reproductive Microbiota of Primiparous Cows During Early Postpartum Periods in the Presence and Absence of 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