Short communication: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus detection in US bulk tank milk

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 4988-4991

  Virgin, J E ^a   van Slyke, T M ^b   Lombard, J E ^a   Zadoks, R N ^b,c  

^a CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulk tank milk; Dairy cow; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); NAHMS

Indexed keywords

BOS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 70349934550     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2290     Document Type: Article

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