Virulence Genes of S. aureus from Dairy Cow Mastitis and Contagiousness Risk

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a major agent of dairy cow intramammary infections: the different prevalences of mastitis reported might be related to a combination of S. aureus virulence factors beyond host factors. The present study considered 169 isolates from different Italian dairy herds t...

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Main Authors: Giada Magro, Stefano Biffani, Giulietta Minozzi, Ralf Ehricht, Stefan Monecke, Mario Luini, Renata Piccinini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/9/6/195