Virulence factors and antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bovine mastitis in Rio de Janeiro Fatores de virulência e resistência antimicrobiana em Staphylococcus aureus isolados de mastite bovina no Rio de Janeiro

The study was conducted to characterize pheno-genotypically the virulence factors and resistance pattern of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from milk samples of cows with subclinical mastitis. All hemolytic isolates presented beta-hemolysin, and 38% of the non-hemolytic isolates were able to express...

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Main Authors: Shana M.O. Coelho, Elina Reinoso, Ingrid A. Pereira, Lidiane C. Soares, Mirta Demo, Cristina Bogni, Miliane M.S. Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA) 2009-05-01
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2009000500002