Prevalence, Virulence, and Antimicrobial Resistance of Major Mastitis Pathogens Isolated from Taiwanese Dairy Farms

• Published in: Antibiotics (Basel) Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 36
• Main Authors: Dhital, Bigya, Chuang, Shih-Te, Hsieh, Jui-Chun, Hsieh, Ming-Hsiu, Chiang, Hsin-I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Agricultural economics; Animals; Antimicrobial agents; Antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial susceptibility; Bacitracin; Bacteria; Bacterial infections; Cattle; Coliforms; cows; Dairy cattle; Dairy farming; Dairy farms; Drug resistance; Drug resistance in microorganisms; E coli; Farms; Gene distribution; Genes; Genetic engineering; genotype; Genotyping; Infections; Investigations; Mastitis; Microorganisms; Milk; Milk production; Neomycin; Oxacillin; Pathogens; resistance; Staphylococcus; Streptococcus; Streptococcus infections; Susceptibility; Tetracycline; Tetracyclines; Virulence; Virulence (Microbiology); Virulence factors; virulence gene; China; Taiwan; antimicrobial susceptibility; virulence gene; mastitis; cows; resistance; genotype

Mastitis, a highly prevalent disease in dairy cows, is responsible for massive financial losses due to decreased milk yield, milk quality, and costly medication. This research paper investigates antimicrobial susceptibility in cows and the role played by both resistance and virulence gene distributi...