title: Phage typing set for differentiating Staphylococcus epidermidis.
abstract: A phage typing set composed of 13 phages is described for characterizing Staphylococcus epidermidis. Isolates (372) from cases of bovine mastitis were used in this study. Of these, 350 or 94% were successfully delineated, and 63 phage types were observed. Twenty two cultures were not typeable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Maine, Orono 04469.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gershman
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Harmon
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Markowsky
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D002417:Cattle; D008414:Mastitis, Bovine / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013204:Staphylococcus Phages; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000145:classification*