Epidemiology of β-Lactamase-Producing Staphylococci and Gram Negative Bacteria as Cause of Clinical Bovine Mastitis in Tunisia

Table 2

Distribution of staphylococcus species isolated from bovine mastitis milk samples.

Species isolated	Number of species of bacteria isolated	Methicillin-resistant isolates	mecA gene
Staphylococcus coagulase positive
S. aureus	15	3	3 (mecA)
CNS species
S. xylosus	27	2	0
S. warneri	8	3	1
S. chromogenes	6	1	1
S. epidermidis	5	4	4
S. scuiri	5	2	1
S. pasteuri	5	4	4
S. haemolyticus	4	2	2
S. succinis	3	0	0
S. equorum	2	1	0
S. saprophyticus	2	0	0
S. cohnii	1	1	1
Total	83	23	17