| short communication: genotypic and phenotypic identification of environmental streptococci and association of lactococcus lactis ssp. lactis with intramammary infections among different dairy farms. | lactococcus species are counted among a large and closely related group of environmental streptococci and streptococci-like bacteria that include bovine mastitis pathogenic streptococcus, enterococcus, and aerococcus species. phenotypic and biochemical identification methods can be inaccurate and unreliable for species within this group, particularly for lactococcus spp. as a result, the incidence of lactococcus spp. on the farm may have been historically underreported and consequently little is ... | 2014 | 25242419 |