Unraveling the microbiota of teat apices of clinically healthy lactating dairy cows, With special emphasis on coagulase-negative staphylococci

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1499-1510

  Braem, G ^a   De Vliegher, S ^b   Verbist, B ^c   Piessens, V ^c   Van Coillie, E ^c   De Vuyst, L ^a   Leroy, F ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacterial species diversity; Coagulase negative staphylococci; Teat apex; Udder health

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL LOAD; BOVINE MASTITIS; CATTLE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; UDDER;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL LOAD; CARRIER STATE; CATTLE; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MASTITIS, BOVINE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ACTINOBACTERIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; FIRMICUTES; PROTEOBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS CARNOSUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EQUORUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 84874332235     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5493     Document Type: Article

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