A comparison of methods used in species identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from the milk of sheep

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-188

  Burriel, A R ^a,b   Scott, M ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Theseos and Heracleus (Gonia)   (Greece)

Author keywords

Identification; Mastitis; Micromethods; Sheep; Staphylococci

Indexed keywords

COAGULASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; SHEEP; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; COAGULASE; FEMALE; MILK; SHEEP; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0032018509     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-0233(98)80017-8     Document Type: Article

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