Chris J. Dean

The paper investigates NASM species in organic dairy cows, their antimicrobial activity against mastitis pathogens, and associations with udder health outcomes.

This study shows that most sequence data from bovine milk samples are contaminated, with contaminants mainly from DNA kits and teat surfaces, and highlights the need for rigorous decontamination.

This study identifies associations between teat apex microbiome and Staphylococcus aureus intramammary infection risk in primiparous cows using shotgun metagenomics and culture-based data.