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Staphylococcal Toxins and Bovine Mastitis

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Rebecca Barclay and Yinduo Ji

 Staphylococcal Toxins and Bovine Mastitis

Staphylococcus aureus is the most common contagious causative agent of bovine mastitis. Many virulence factors associated with the pathogenesis of mastitis have been characterized and identified in bovine S. aureus isolates. Studies have been done to test the effects of different virulence factors on pathogenicity in animal models, as well as using in vitro cell cultures to test the effects they have on host cells. The mouse model of S. aureus mastitis is frequently used for research of bovine mastitis. Although there are similar lesions between mouse mastitis and bovine mastitis, more in vivo bovine studies need to be done for better un... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2325-9590.1000152

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