ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF Staphylococcus aureus  FROM BUFFALOES MILK INFECTED WITH SUBCLINICAL MASTITIS AND MILK WORKERS

Douaa A. Khaleel Rasha M. Othman Bassam Y. Khudaier

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ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF Staphylococcus aureus FROM BUFFALOES MILK INFECTED WITH SUBCLINICAL MASTITIS AND MILK WORKERS

Douaa A. Khaleel Rasha M. Othman Bassam Y. Khudaier

Basrah Journal of Veterinary Research
2016, Volume 15, Issue 2, Pages 304-312

Abstract

Atotal of 100/270 (37%) fermented Mannitol salt agar (MSA) isolates were obtained: 40/180 (22.2%) were from buffaloes milk with subclinical mastitis and 60/90 (66.7%) were from hands of milk workers. All suspected Staphylococcus aureus isolates which tested microscopically and biochemically were 15/100 (15%) of suspected isolates, 5/40 (12.5) from milk and 10/60 (16.7) from hands swabs of milk workers were diagnosed as S. aureus.

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Mannitol salt agar, Buffaloes, S. aureus.

Year	Total	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2024	39	2	4	1	2	2	4	7	7	2	3	5
2023	29	2			1	4	2	2	2	2	4	9	1
2022	46	7	1	6	8	6	2	7	4	3	1	1
2021	62	8	13	8	2	7	9	2	3	5	3	2
2020	133	5	8	16	9	17	14	17	7	17	4	8	11
2019	45		1	2	4	1	4	6	7	2	6	1	11
2018	63	1	7		4	10	7	9	4	6	10	4	1
2017	34		1				7	4	4	4	3	3	8

ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF Staphylococcus aureus FROM BUFFALOES MILK INFECTED WITH SUBCLINICAL MASTITIS AND MILK WORKERS

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