Research Article
Epidemiology of β-Lactamase-Producing Staphylococci and Gram Negative Bacteria as Cause of Clinical Bovine Mastitis in Tunisia
Table 3
Species of Gram negative bacteria isolated from bovine mastitis milk samples.
| Bacteria species | Number | Number of isolates | ESBL isolates |
| E. coli | 89 | 13 | 10 | Klebsiella pneumoniae | 30 | 15 | 4 | Stenotrophomonas maltophilia | 17 | 17 | 0 | Serratia marcescens | 10 | 1 | 0 | Pseudomonas putida | 8 | 6 | 0 | Aeromonas sp. | 5 | 1 | 0 | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 4 | 4 | 0 | Salmonella sp. | 4 | 0 | 0 | Pseudomonas mendocina | 2 | 1 | 0 | Pseudomonas xanthomarina | 2 | 1 | 0 | Pasteurella pneumotropica | 2 | 2 | 0 | Pseudomonas argentinensis | 1 | 1 | 0 | Acinetobacter calcoaceticus | 1 | 1 | 0 | Achrombacter xylosoxidans | 1 | 1 | 0 | Enterobacter sp. | 1 | 1 | 0 | Morganella Marganii | 1 | 1 | 0 | Total | 178 | 66 | 14 |
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ESBL= Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases; = Cefotaxim resistant. |