TY - JOUR
T1 - Isolation of Mycoplasma bovis from bovine clinical mastitis cases in Northern Greece
AU - Filioussis, G.
AU - Christodoulopoulos, G.
AU - Thatcher, A.
AU - Petridou, V.
AU - Bourtzi-Chatzopoulou, E.
PY - 2007/1
Y1 - 2007/1
N2 - Mycoplasma bovis was detected in 18/219 (8.2%) quarter milk samples collected from cases of bovine clinical mastitis in Northern Greece between November 1997 and March 1999. The cases occurred in 2/37 (5.4%) of the herds examined. The micro-organism was isolated from bulk milk samples (BTS) from the two positive herds but was not isolated from 111 composite milk samples collected from clinically healthy cows from all 37 herds. Isolates were identified as M. bovis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Other micro-organisms were also isolated from the M. bovis positive samples. The M. bovis-positive cows had all been imported into Greece from other European countries.
AB - Mycoplasma bovis was detected in 18/219 (8.2%) quarter milk samples collected from cases of bovine clinical mastitis in Northern Greece between November 1997 and March 1999. The cases occurred in 2/37 (5.4%) of the herds examined. The micro-organism was isolated from bulk milk samples (BTS) from the two positive herds but was not isolated from 111 composite milk samples collected from clinically healthy cows from all 37 herds. Isolates were identified as M. bovis by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Other micro-organisms were also isolated from the M. bovis positive samples. The M. bovis-positive cows had all been imported into Greece from other European countries.
KW - Bovine
KW - Greece
KW - Mastitis
KW - Mycoplasma bovis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.08.001
DO - 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.08.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 16243548
AN - SCOPUS:33846370181
VL - 173
SP - 215
EP - 218
JO - British Veterinary Journal
JF - British Veterinary Journal
SN - 1090-0233
IS - 1
ER -