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Genotyping of bovine Prototheca mastitis isolates from Poland.
Veterinary microbiology - 21 Apr 2011
Jagielski Tomasz, Lassa Henryka, Ahrholdt Jennifer, Malinowski Edward, Roesler Uwe
Abstract excerpt
Bovine mastitis due to unicellular, achlorophyllous algae of the genus Prototheca is a serious and complex ailment that accounts for high economic losses in the dairy industry. Bovine protothecal mastitis has been almost exclusively associated with only one species Prototheca zopfii. Recently, based on the 18S rDNA sequence analysis, P. zopfii has been divided into three genotypes (1-3), of which P. zopfii...
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