Comparison of methods for the detection of biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine subclinical mastitis

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 119-124

  Melo, Poliana de Castro ^a   Menezes Ferreira, Luciano ^a   Nader Filho, Antônio ^a   Francisco Zafalon, Luiz ^b   Godoy Vicente, Hinig Isa ^c   de Souza, Viviane ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Estado de São Paulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Bovine mastitis; Phenotypic and molecular analysis; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84879183087     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822013005000031     Document Type: Article

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