Epidemiological analysis of staphylococcus aureus isolated from cows and the environment of a dairy farm in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 647-652

  Hata, Eiji ^a   Kobayashi, Hideki ^a   Nakajima, Hiromi ^b   Shimizu, Yuka ^c   Eguchi, Masashi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b Matsumoto Livestock Hyg Serv Ctr   (Japan)

^c Himeji Livestock Hygiene Service Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine mastitis; Multilocus sequence typing; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Spa typing; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; JAPAN; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BOVINAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77953742025     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.09-0452     Document Type: Article

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