Staphylococcus sciuri subsp lentus associated with goat mastitis.
An organism recovered from mastitic milks of goats was identified as Staphylococcus sciuri subsp lentus. Isolation of this organism in pure cultures from individual half-udder samples of 5 goats of 18 affected, confirms that it possesses pathogenic potential.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006041:Goats; D007774:Lactation; D008413:Mastitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013045:Species Specificity; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology