Adhesion of coagulase-positive and coagulase-negative staphylococci to live ovine mammary epithelial cells

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 193-196

  Burriel, Angeliki Rothi ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adherence; Mastitis; Staphylococci; Virulence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033030693     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(98)00149-7     Document Type: Article

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