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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Main Authors: Pascal Rainard, Christophe Gitton, Thierry Chaumeil, Thierry Fassier, Christophe Huau, Mickael Riou, Gwenola Tosser-Klopp, Zuzana Krupova, Anne Chaize, Florence B. Gilbert, Rachel Rupp, Patrice Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-018-0564-4