Identification of Streptococcus canis isolated from milk of dairy cows with subclinical mastitis.
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SUBMITTER: Hassan AA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1081216 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Mar
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Identification of Streptococcus canis isolated from milk of dairy cows with subclinical mastitis.
Hassan Abdulwahed Ahmed AA Akineden Omer O Usleber Ewald E
Journal of clinical microbiology 20050301 3
Streptococcus canis was isolated from 31 milk samples from 11 cows in a dairy herd (with 49 lactating cows) affected by subclinical mastitis in north Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Thirty-one isolates from the infected udder quarters were further characterized for their phenotypic and molecular properties. Most isolates (83.9%) produced alpha-galactosidase, and all were negative for beta-d-glucuronidase. Amplification of the 16S rRNA gene by the PCR method and digestion with the restriction enzymes ...[more]
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