Slime production by Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from cases of bovine mastitis

Polish Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 253-255

  Krukowski, Henryk ^a   Szymankiewicz, Maria ^b   Lisowski, Andrzej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b Regional Oncology Centre Bydgoszcz   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cow; Mastitis; Slime production; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

CONGO RED;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CATTLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BOVINAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 55049130796     PISSN: 17331331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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