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  • Title: Outbreak of subclinical mastitis in a flock of dairy goats associated with atypical Staphylococcus haemolyticus.
    Author: Leitner G, Sela S, Hammer-Muntz O, Zivotofsky D, Weisblit L, Chaffer M, Zamir S.
    Journal: J Dairy Res; 2009 Feb; 76(1):1-5. PubMed ID: 18922198.
    Abstract:
    Staphylococcus haemolyticus is a pathogen frequently isolated from dairy cows and small ruminants. However, it always appears in only a few animals and not as a major pathogen. Recently, in a dairy goat herd of approximately 250 milking animals, 25.6% (46/180 goats) had milk cultures with atypical highly mucoid colonies accompanied by elevated somatic cell counts. The isolates were identified as Staph. haemolyticus. The present study describes the steps used in an attempt to identify the bacterium and to compare it with other coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) including Staph. haemolyticus. Species identification performed with the API STAPH-IDENT 32 kit showed >99.4% identity confirmed by 16S rDNA sequencing tests. Microscopically the atypical Staph. haemolyticus strains showed unique cuboidal tetrad clusters reminiscent of those of the genus Sarcina. The outbreak caused by an atypical CNS underlines the need for accurate biochemical and genetic methods for ultimate identification of CNS to the species level.
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