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Molecular characterization of Prototheca strains isolated from Italian dairy herds.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Oct 2010
Ricchi M, Goretti M, Branda E, Cammi G, Garbarino C A, Turchetti B, Moroni P, Arrigoni N, Buzzini P
Abstract excerpt
One hundred sixty-one Prototheca spp. strains isolated from composite milk and barn-surrounding environmental samples (bedding, feces, drinking, or washing water, surface swabs) of 24 Italian dairy herds were characterized by genotype-specific PCR analysis. Overall, 97.2% of strains isolated from composite milk samples were characterized as Prototheca zopfii genotype 2, confirming its role as the main mastitis...
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