The microbiology of milk can be vital to management of dairy herds, especially milk quality. CLS utilizes Shimadzu Confidence MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, paired with the SARAMIS database, to identify bacteria and other microorganisms.
Microorganism Information
Commonly Identified Bacteria
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus and Others
- chromogenes
- haemolyticus
- simulans
- saprophyticus
- delphini
- xylosus
- hyicus
- Streptococcus agalactiae
- Streptococcus dysgalactiae
- Streptococcus uberis
- Streptococcus bovis
- Streptococcus gallolyticus
- Streptococcus suis
- Environmental Streptococcus and Enterococcus species
- Aerococcus sp.
- Lactococcus sp.
- Micrococcus sp. (Kocuria kristinae)
- Escherichia coli
- Klebsiella species
- Citrobacter species
- Pseudomonas species
- Aeromonas species
- Enterobacter species
- Acinetobacter species
- Serratia species
- Pasteurella species
- Proteus species
- Yeasts and Molds
- Candida species
- Prototheca species
- zopfii
- wickerhamii
- Mycoplasma species
- Mycoplasma canadense
- Mycoplasma bovigenitalium
- Mycoplasma californicum
- Mycoplasma bovis
Articles and Resources
Cornell Dairy Science Info. Sheets
Directions on collecting clean milk samples for testing
Factsheet and Resources on Mastitis – University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Mastitis in Cattle – Merck Veterinary Manual
Interpreting Lab Results (Minnesota DHIA)