Intramammary infections with the contagious Staphylococcus aureus genotype B in Swiss dairy cows are associated with low prevalence of coagulase-negative staphylococci and Streptococcus spp.

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 313-317

  Michel, Astrid ^a   Syring, Claudia ^a   Steiner, Adrian ^a   Graber, Hans U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Contagious; Genotypes; Mastitis; Prevalence; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CELL COUNT; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DAIRY CATTLE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HERD; MILK; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOMATIC CELL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COAGULASE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SWITZERLAND;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 79955855126     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.05.030     Document Type: Article

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