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Detection of Staphylococcus aureus in milk by use of polymerase chain reaction analysis
1 Jul 1998
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis for detection of Staphylococcus aureus (nuc gene) in fresh and formalin-preserved milk. SAMPLE POPULATION: Samples from 80 lactating sheep and 100 lactating dairy cows. PROCEDURE: 4 lactating sheep were inoculated with S aureus by intramammary infusion. A set of primers specific for the nuc gene of S aureus was used to develop a PCR technique, and...
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