Short communication, Note

Isolation and identification of yeasts in milk samples from cows' mammary glands

Vesna Jaki ; Veterinarski zavod Križevci, Križevci, Croatia
Darko Majnarić
Jadranka Jurmanović
Željka Bažulić

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to isolate fungi from the milk of cow udder quarters with clinical mastitis. The samples were delivered in Veterinary laboratory in Križevci during a routine mastitis diagnostics. Milk samples were cultured on Columbia agar (Merck, KgaA, Darmstadt, Germany) with 5 % ovine blood, Sabouraud 4 % maltose agar (Merck, KgaA, Darmstadt, Germany) and Rice extract agar (Merck, KgaA, Darmstadt, Germany). The final diagnosis was established regarding to the results of the API 20 C AUX systems (bioMerieux, Lyon, France). All of the fungal isolates were yeasts, genera Candida spp. (76.2 %) and Trichosporon spp. (23.8 %). The most prevalent species were: C. quilliermondi (21.4 %), C. krusei/inconspicua (11.9 %) and Trichosporon mucoides (14.3 %).

Keywords

yeasts; cow's milk; mastitis

Hrčak ID:

13481

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/13481

Publication date:

29.6.2007.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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