Fabres-Klein, Mary HellenSantos, Mário Junior CaizerKlein, Raphael ContelliSouza, Guilherme Nunes deRibon, Andrea de Oliveira Barros2017-10-242017-10-242015-01-161746-6148http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12917-015-0319-7http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/12322Staphylococcus aureus is associated with chronic mastitis in cattle, and disease manifestation is usually refractory to antibiotic therapy. Biofilm production is a key element of S. aureus pathogenesis and may contribute to the treatment failure that is consistently reported by veterinarians. Minas Gerais State is the largest milk-producing state in Brazil, and the characterization of bacterial isolates is an important aspect of disease control for dairy farmers. Here, we investigated the potential of S. aureus isolated from bovine mastitis to produce slime and biofilm in a skim-milk medium and classified the isolates according to their agr type.pdfengOpen AccessStaphylococcus aureusBiofilmSlimeSkim-milk mediumagr typeArtigo