title: Nocardia farcinica--a significant cause of mastitis in goats in Sudan.
abstract: Fifteen of 100 mastitic milk samples from goats suffering from mastitis were tentatively identified as members of the genus Nocardia on the basis of selected phenotypic and chemotaxonomic characteristics. Six of the 155 strains were confirmed as Nocardia farcinica by 16S rDNA gene sequencing and subsequent aligning with relevant actinomycetes found in electronic databases and 2 by other identification criteria. N. farcinica is a serious cause of mastitis with a significant prevalence (15%) among the examined goats. Efforts are needed to optimise and simplify isolation and identification methods.
authors.affiliation: School of Biology, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Maldonado
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Gamal El Din
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goodfellow
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006041:Goats; D008413:Mastitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009615:Nocardia / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010641:Phenotype; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013397:Sudan / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S