Identification and antimicrobial resistance of Streptococcus uberis and Streptococcus parauberis isolated from bovine milk samples

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 4075-4081

  Pitkala A ^a   Koort, J ^b   Bjorkroth J ^b  

^a NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Identification; Mastitis; Resistance; Streptococcus species

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVINAE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PARAUBERIS; STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

EID: 54049120650     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1040     Document Type: Article

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