Genotypic and phenotypic diversity of Streptococcus dysgalactiae strains isolated from clinical and subclinical cases of bovine mastitis

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 315-323

  Aarestrup, Frank Møller ^a   Jensen, Niels Einar ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cattle; Mastitis; Streprococcus dysgalactiae; Typing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DENMARK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; MASTITIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DENMARK; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; PENNSYLVANIA; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; RESTRICTION MAPPING; STREPTOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE;

EID: 0030457536     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1135(96)01221-7     Document Type: Article

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