Multiplex polymerase chain reaction as a mastitis screening test for Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus dysgalactiae and Streptococcus uberis in bulk milk samples

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-155

  Phuektes, Patchara ^a,b   Browning, Glenn F ^a   Anderson, Garry ^a   Mansell, Peter D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bacteria count; Bovine; Cell count; Thermoduric

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

EID: 0038181187     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029903006010     Document Type: Article

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