High Prevalence of <i>Prototheca bovis</i> Infection in Dairy Cattle with Chronic Mastitis in Ecuador

High Prevalence of <i>Prototheca bovis</i> Infection in Dairy Cattle with Chronic Mastitis in Ecuador

The genus <i>Prototheca</i>, a unicellular, non-photosynthetic, yeast-like microalgae, is a pathogen of concern for the dairy industry. It causes bovine mastitis that currently cannot be cured, and hence generates significant economic losses in milk production. In this study, for the fir...

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Main Authors: María P. Huilca-Ibarra, David Vasco-Julio, Yanua Ledesma, Salome Guerrero-Freire, Jeannete Zurita, Pablo Castillejo, Francisco Barceló Blasco, Lisseth Yanez, Darwin Changoluisa, Gustavo Echeverría, Carlos Bastidas-Caldes, Jacobus H. de Waard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Veterinary Sciences
Subjects:
<i>Prototheca bovis</i>
bovine mastitis
microalga
cattle
Ecuador
prevalence
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/9/12/659

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