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Table 1 Overview of the NAS isolates from milk (M), teat apices (T), and rectal feces selected for RAPD-PCR, divided over the 5 herds and 3 habitats.

From: Fecal non-aureus Staphylococci are a potential cause of bovine intramammary infection

NAS species

Herd 1

Herd 2

Herd 3

Herd 4

Herd 5

Total

M

T1

F

M

T1

F

M

T1

F

M

T1

F

M

T1

F

S. chromogenes

13

8

1

            

22

S. cohnii

   

4

11

2

         

17

S. devriesei

         

9

11

2

   

22

S. equorum

   

3

8

1

         

12

S. haemolyticus

10

11

2

         

4

11

1

39

S. hominis

6

11

1

2

19

8

5

7

1

14

6

2

   

82

  1. 1If more than 20 isolates originating from the teat apices were available, a selection of only 10 isolates was made by selecting isolates originating from different quarters and cows and yielding the highest number of colonies.