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270. Lancefield group B streptococci (Str. agalactiae) on the hands of milkers and others

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2009

J. Harrison
J. Harrison
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, University of Reading
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Lancefield Group B streptococci have been recovered from the hands of milkers even in herds where infection was very light. Since these organisms had the biochemical reactions of Str. agalactiae, and since none were recovered from the hands of non-milkers, it is considered that they were identical with this organism and that the milkers' hands are a potential source of danger to cows. The methods of disinfection at present in use have been criticized and suggestions for improvements made.

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Journal of Dairy Research , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , January 1941 , pp. 18 - 23
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Copyright © Proprietors of Journal of Dairy Research 1941

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