Molecular Epidemiology of Mastitis Pathogens of Dairy Cattle and Comparative Relevance to Humans

Mastitis, inflammation of the mammary gland, can be caused by a wide range of organisms, including gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria, mycoplasmas and algae. Many microbial species that are common causes of bovine mastitis, such as Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Streptococcus agalact...

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Main Authors: Zadoks, Ruth N., Middleton, John R., McDougall, Scott, Katholm, Jorgen, Schukken, Ynte H.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer US 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3208832/