Mastitis diagnostics: Quantitative PCR for Staphylococcus aureus genotype B in bulk tank milk

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 128-137

  Boss, R ^a   Naskova, J ^b   Steiner, A ^a   Graber, H U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bulk tank milk; Mastitis; Polymerase chain reaction; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 78650370938     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3251     Document Type: Article

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