Publications by authors named "Jermaine R Walcott"
Microbiol Spectr
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- Conventional bacterial diagnostics for dairy cows often rely on culture techniques, but these methods lack empirical support and primarily follow outdated guidelines from the National Mastitis Council.
- The study investigated how different concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO) affect the growth of bacterial isolates, showing that while CO enhances growth detection in the early days of incubation, by day 10, all conditions yielded similar growth results.
- Findings suggest that expanding the accepted range for CO concentrations during bacterial cultures could improve efficiency, and that the recommended protocols may need to be updated to reflect the absence of CO's critical role in longer incubations.
