Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 12 , Pages 4542-4551 , December 2008

Molecular Epidemiology and Population Structure of Bovine Streptococcus uberis

  • M.G. Rato

      Affiliations

    • Centro de Recursos Microbiológicos (CREM), Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
    • ,
  • R. Bexiga

      Affiliations

    • Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
    • ,
  • S.F. Nunes

      Affiliations

    • Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
    • ,
  • L.M. Cavaco

      Affiliations

    • Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
    • ,
  • C.L. Vilela

      Affiliations

    • Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal (CIISA), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
    • ,
  • I. Santos-Sanches

      Affiliations

    • Centro de Recursos Microbiológicos (CREM), Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 1 December 2007 ,Accepted 3 August 2008.

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PII: S0022-0302(08)70920-2

doi: 10.3168/jds.2007-0907

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 12 , Pages 4542-4551 , December 2008

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