Stable flies are bona fide carriers of mastitis-associated bacteria
ABSTRACT Hematophagous Stomoxys (stable) fly populations in dairy barns are sustained by a constant availability of cattle hosts and manure, which serve as major reservoirs of both zoonotic and opportunistic bacterial pathogens. However, the composition of the Stomoxys fly microbiota, the mechanisms...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2024-07-01
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| Series: | mSphere |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msphere.00336-24 |