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Izv Akad Nauk Ser Biol

Title:		[The participation of vaginal bacteria in Phodopus campbelli in the chemical communication between male and female]
Author(s):		Sokolov VE; Ushakova NA; Surov AV; Telitsyna AI;
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Journal Title:		Izv Akad Nauk Ser Biol
Year:		1994
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Issue:		5
Page Number:		810 - 817
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ISSN/ISBN:		1026-3470 (Print) 1026-3470 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Phodopus campbelli commonly occurs in dry steppe and semidesert zone of south Siberia, Mongolia and China. Using radiotelemetry we found that a male has to cover about 2 km from his burrow to encounter a receptive female. Female in estrus marks a small area around its burrow by vaginal smear. Experiments were carried out in laboratory to discover the nature of this strong signal. In a 'open field' area four boxes within stimuli we recorded the time complemented spent by males near boxes to study the attractive effect of intact receptive female, germ culture of vaginal smear and artificial mixed culture of bacteria which were found in the vaginal smear of Ph. campbelli receptive female. Males (n = 15) spent significantly more time near the boxes with female in estrus or day before estrus as compared with two other days of cycle. Germ culture from vaginal smear sampled on the estrus day was more attractive to males on 6th day than on the 2, -3, -5, -7, -8--or 9th days of cultivation, pure culture or germ culture sampled on anestrus. Mixed culture, which simulated the proportion of predominant bacteria in the estrus vaginal smear, was significantly more attractive for males on the 3rd day of cultivation. Thus sexual attractant of Ph. campbelli could be produced by some bacteria located in the vagina in estrus and it takes a couple of days of cultivation for maximum attractive effect"
Keywords:		"Animals Bacteria/isolation & purification Cricetinae Estrus/physiology Female Male Phodopus/*microbiology Sex Attractants/*physiology Sexual Behavior, Animal/physiology Smell/physiology Time Factors Vagina/metabolism/*microbiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineSokolov, V E Ushakova, N A Surov, A V Telitsyna, A Iu rus Comparative Study Russia (Federation) 1994/09/01 Izv Akad Nauk Ser Biol. 1994 Sep-Oct; (5):810-7"