Table 1.
Frequency of staphylococcal species recovered from bulk-tank milk of 119 goat herds in Greece.
| Staphylococcal Species | Frequency of Staphylococcal Isolates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Isolates 1 | Resistant Isolates 2,3 | Multi-Resistant Isolates 3 | Biofilm-Forming Isolates 3 | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 21 (0.263) | 5 (0.238) | 0 (0.000) | 17 (0.810) |
| Staphylococcus equorum | 11 (0.138) | 9 (0.818) | 8 (0.727) | 8 (0.727) |
| Staphylococcus simulans | 9 (0.113) | 1 (0.111) | 0 (0.000) | 6 (0.667) |
| Staphylococcus capitis | 6 (0.075) | 5 (0.833) | 2 (0.333) | 5 (0.833) |
| Staphylococcus lentus | 5 (0.063) | 2 (0.400) | 2 (0.400) | 1 (0.200) |
| Staphylcoccus haemolyticus | 4 (0.050) | 1 (0.250) | 0 (0.000) | 2 (0.500) |
| Staphylococcus vitulinus | 4 (0.050) | 4 (1.000) | 4 (1.000) | 3 ().750) |
| Staphylococcus kloosii | 3 (0.038) | 2 (0.667) | 2 (0.667) | 2 (0.667) |
| Staphylococcus pettenkoferi | 3 (0.038) | 3 (1.000) | 0 (0.000) | 3 (1.000) |
| Staphylococcus cohnii subsp. urealyticum | 2 (0.025) | 1 (0.500) | 1 (0.500) | 1 (0.500) |
| Staphylococcus lugdunensis | 2 (0.025) | 2 (1.000) | 0 (0.000) | 1 (0.500) |
| Staphylococcus warneri | 2 (0.025) | 2 (1.000) | 1 (0.500) | 2 (1.000) |
| Staphylococcus xylosus | 2 (0.025) | 1 (0.500) | 1 (0.500) | 2 (1.000) |
| Staphylococcus auricularis | 1 (0.012) | 0 (0.000) | 0 (0.000) | 1 (1.000) |
| Staphylococcus chromogenes | 1 (0.012) | 0 (0.000) | 0 (0.000) | 1 (1.000) |
| Staphylococcus cohnii subsp. cohnii | 1 (0.012) | 1 (1.000) | 1 (1.000) | 0 (0.000) |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | 1 (0.012) | 1 (1.000) | 0 (0.000) | 1 (1.000) |
| Staphylococcus hominis | 1 (0.012) | 0 (0.000) | 0 (0.000) | 1 (1.000) |
| Staphylococcus intermedius | 1 (0.012) | 0 (0.000) | 0 (0.000) | 1 (1.000) |
| Total | 80 | 40 (0.500) | 22 (0.275) | 58 (0.725) |
1 in brackets: proportion of isolates of the species among all isolates; 2 resistant to any (at least one) antibiotic; 3 in brackets: proportion of resistant, multi-resistant, or biofilm-forming isolates among the isolates of the respective species.