Field comparison of real-time polymerase chain reaction and bacterial culture for identification of bovine mastitis bacteria

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5707-5715

  Koskinen, M T ^a   Wellenberg, G J ^b   Sampimon, O C ^b   Holopainen, J ^a   Rothkamp, A ^b   Salmikivi, L ^a   van Haeringen, W A ^c   Lam, T J G M ^b   Pyorala S ^d  

^a Finnzymes Oy   (Finland)

^b GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacterial culture; Mastitis; Pathogen; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CATTLE; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 78649270475     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3167     Document Type: Article

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