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In total, 1858 isolates were recovered. The most prevalent facultative anaerobic genera were Trueperella (27.8%), Streptococcus (25.4%), and Escherichia (13.1%). The most prevalent obligate anaerobes were Peptoniphilus (9.3%), Bacteroides (3.3%), and Clostridium (2.4%). The microbial communities were highly dynamic and diverse. On the animal level, Trueperella pyogenes on day 21 and 28 pp was associated with clinical endometritis, and E. coli on day 21 pp was associated with subclinical endometritis. The occurrence of Streptococcus pluranimalium on day 28 was related to uterine health. The presence of T. pyogenes, Streptococcus, and Peptoniphilus was significantly associated with an increased risk for purulent vaginal discharge. Primiparous cows showed a higher prevalence of T. pyogenes, Fusobacterium necrophorum, Porphyromonas levii, and Peptoniphilus spp. than multiparous cows but were not more susceptible to uterine diseases. 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