SAMPLE
METHODOLOGY
RESULTS
100

Phenotypic method used for bacterial identification of presumptive S. aureus colonies

What is Gram stain/Catalase/Coagulase Test?

100

This percentage represents the prevalence of mastitis among 384 buffaloes in the study

What does 24.22% represent in the study?

200

Incubated broth with milk sample was then streaked onto this agar

What is Baird-Parker Agar?

200

This is a bacterial gene that confers resistance to methicillin and other related antibiotics

What is the mecA gene?

300

One of the main bacteria responsible for mastitis

What is Staphylococcus aureus?

300

Assay performed to determine the antimicrobial resistance profile of the MRSA isolates

What is Disk Diffusion Assay?

300

All isolates in the study were fully susceptible to this antimicrobial

What is the susceptibility of Chloramphenicol to the isolates?

400

Test used to examine milk samples for mastitis

What is California Mastitis Test?

400

They are the herd-level factors considered for further analysis

What is the herd size and the presence of other animals?

500

Technique used for the detection of 16S rRNA, mecA and nuc genes

What is Multiplex PCR?

500

They are the animal-level factors considered for further analysis

What is the parity and the previous history of mastitis?

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