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Oct 2026
Staphylococcus aureus in bovine mastitis in northwestern Iran: patterns of antimicrobial and multidrug resistance, biofilm formation, and virulence/resistance gene carriage
Staphylococcus aureus ( S. aureus ), a major cause of bovine mastitis, represents a significant challenge for the dairy industry due to its economic and zoonotic importance. This study aimed to investigate the distribution of major virulence-associated genes (lukE, seA, sei), the methicillin-resistance gene (mec...
Reza Hosseini, M. Aram, K. Nofouzi et al.
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