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Characterization of a <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Small Colony Variant (SCV) Associated with Persistent Bovine Mastitis
17 Nov 2008
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Staphylococcus aureus is a common cause of bovine mastitis and foodborne and other diseases in humans. This study tested the hypothesis that small colony variants (SCVs) of S. aureus are implicated in chronic bovine mastitis. Six S. aureus isolates from foremilk samples from 11 chronically infected cows were investigated. Five isolates had typical morphology and were hemolytic and coagulase positive; one was a...
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