Host factors determine the evolution of infection with Staphylococcus aureus to gangrenous mastitis in goats
Abstract Staphylococcus aureus is the major cause of very severe mastitis of dairy goats. The initial objective of our study was to fine-tune an experimental model of infection of the goat mammary gland with two strains of S. aureus and two lines of goats (low and high somatic cell score lines). Fol...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-07-01
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Series: | Veterinary Research |
Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-018-0564-4 |