Antimicrobial resistance patterns and biofilm formation of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species isolated from subclinical mastitis cow milk samples submitted to the Onderstepoort Milk Laboratory

Abstract Background Increased prevalence of antimicrobial resistance, treatment failure, and financial losses have been reported in dairy cows with coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) clinical mastitis, however, studies on CoNS infections are limited in South Africa. Therefore, the objectives o...

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Main Authors: Lufuno Phophi, Inge-Marie Petzer, Daniel Nenene Qekwana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-019-2175-3