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 speciesNumber Number of isolatesESBL isolates

E. coli891310
Klebsiella pneumoniae30154
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia17170
Serratia marcescens1010
Pseudomonas putida860
Aeromonas sp.510
Pseudomonas aeruginosa440
Salmonella sp.400
Pseudomonas mendocina210
Pseudomonas xanthomarina210
Pasteurella pneumotropica220
Pseudomonas argentinensis110
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus110
Achrombacter xylosoxidans110
Enterobacter sp.110
Morganella Marganii110
Total1786614

ESBL= Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases; = Cefotaxim resistant.