Molecular epidemiology of recurrent clinical mastitis due to Streptococcus uberis: Evidence of both an environmental source and recurring infection with the same strain

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 285-290

  Abureema, Salem ^a   Smooker, Peter ^a   Malmo, Jakob ^b   Deighton, Margaret ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Maffra Veterinary Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Recurrent clinical mastitis; Streptococcus uberis

Indexed keywords

STREPTOCOCCUS UBERIS;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; BOVINE; BOVINE MASTITIS; CLASSIFICATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; RECURRENCE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 84890787192     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7074     Document Type: Article

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