Characterization of Staphylococcus spp. strains in milk from buffaloes with mastitis in Brazil: the need to identify to species level to avoid misidentification

ABSTRACT Mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland that affects dairy cattle worldwide causing economic losses. Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) are the predominant cause of this type of infection. We have recently showed that coagulase-positive staphylococci could be misidentified. So,...

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Published in:	Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
Main Authors:	V. Coimbra-e-Souza, M.A.V.P. Brito, R.C. Chamon, M.S. Laport, M. Giambiagi-deMarval
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Subjects:	búfalo mastite Staphylococcus leite teste de coagulase
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352017000601669&lng=en&tlng=en