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Short communication: Molecular typing of Prototheca zopfii from bovine mastitis in Japan.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Aug 2012
Sobukawa H, Yamaguchi S, Kano R, Ito T, Suzuki K, Onozaki M, Hasegawa A, Kamata H
Abstract excerpt
Prototheca zopfii causes bovine mastitis, resulting in reduced milk production and the secretion of thin watery milk with white flakes. Prototheca zopfii has been biochemically and serologically divided into at least 2 genotypes, P. zopfii genotype 1 and P. zopfii genotype 2. The latter is known to be the main causative agent of bovine protothecal mastitis. Prototheca zopfii was later reclassified into 5...
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