Journal article
Environmental reservoirs for Serratia marcescens intramammary infections in dairy cows
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol.208(4), pp.555-558
02/15/1996
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/116489
PMID: 8603907
Abstract
Via special media, Serratia marcescens isolates were found in 3 bedding pack samples and in 2 milking parlor floor samples, and in milk samples from 19 cows during an episode of mastitis in a dairy cow herd. Chromosomal digest patterns of isolated S marcescens were indistinguishable for 18 of the milk samples and all bedding pack samples. Our findings provide strong evidence that the bedding pack was the reservoir of S marcescens associated with the outbreak of intramammary infections. Additionally, our ability to match digest patterns of isolates in the bedding pack and milk confirms the theory that S marcescens is an environmental pathogen capable of causing mastitis.
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- Title
- Environmental reservoirs for Serratia marcescens intramammary infections in dairy cows
- Creators
- M I Kamarudin - Department of Animal Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman 99164-6610, USAL K FoxC T GaskinsJ M Gay
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, Vol.208(4), pp.555-558
- Academic Unit
- Animal Sciences, Department of; Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900547767601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article