Short communication: Epidemiology and genotyping of Candida rugosa strains responsible for persistent intramammary infections in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 4574-4577

  Scaccabarozzi, L ^a   Locatelli, C ^a   Pisoni, G ^a   Manarolla, G ^a   Casula, A ^a   Bronzo, V ^a   Moroni, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida rugosa; Dairy cow; Environmental source; Persistent intramammary infection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; UDDER;

ANIMALS; CANDIDA; CANDIDIASIS; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUES; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MILK;

CANDIDA RUGOSA;

EID: 80051746906     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4294     Document Type: Article

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