Differentiating Staphylococcus aureus from Escherichia coli mastitis: S. aureus triggers unbalanced immune-dampening and host cell invasion immediately after udder infection

Abstract The etiology determines quality and extent of the immune response after udder infection (mastitis). Infections with Gram negative bacteria (e.g. Escherichia coli) will quickly elicit strong inflammation of the udder, fully activate its immune defence via pathogen receptor driven activation...

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Main Authors: Juliane Günther, Wolfram Petzl, Isabel Bauer, Siriluck Ponsuksili, Holm Zerbe, Hans-Joachim Schuberth, Ronald M. Brunner, Hans-Martin Seyfert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05107-4