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Nocardia farcinica - a significant cause of mastitis in goats in Sudan : short communication

L.A. Maldonado, M.E. Hamid, O.A. Gamal El Din, M. Goodfellow
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association | Vol 75, No 3 | a470 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v75i3.470 | © 2004 L.A. Maldonado, M.E. Hamid, O.A. Gamal El Din, M. Goodfellow | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 20 June 2004 | Published: 20 June 2004

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L.A. Maldonado,
M.E. Hamid,
O.A. Gamal El Din,
M. Goodfellow,

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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 15 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.

Keywords

Goats; Mastitis; Nocardia Farcinica; Sudan

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