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Bacteria that are known to cause mastitis include: 1  Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 2  Staphylococcus aureus. 3  Staphylococcus epidermidis. 4  Streptococcus agalactiae. 5  Streptococcus uberis. 6  Brucella melitensis. 7  Corynebacterium bovis. 8  Mycoplasma spp.
Diagnosis is based on signs and history of the herd. A microbiologic milk culture, a somatic cell count (SCC), or an Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (ELISA) test are used to diagnose infection. However, the microbiological culture is the most reliable source of diagnosis of mastitis of goats. Research data suggest that microbiologic culture of a single milk sample is reliable for detection of causal agent of the infection.