Bovine Mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland, usually due to microbial infection, which causes economic loss dairy producer every year. Staphylococcus one most common pathogens responsible for contagious mastitis in bovines. The aim this study was identify coagulase positive Staphylococci isolated from bovine subclinical mastitis. In vitro biofilm forming ability isolates, important ...

BACKGROUND Mastitis is a major disease of dairy cattle. Given the recent emergence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a cause of bovine mastitis, new intramammary (IMA) treatments are urgently required. Lasalocid, a member of the polyether ionophore class of antimicrobial agents, has not been previously administered to cows by the IMA route and has favorable characteristics for d...

Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus [GBS]) is a Gram-positive bacterium that was first recognized as a causative agent of bovine mastitis. S. agalactiae has subsequently emerged as a significant cause of human diseases. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of S. agalactiae PR06, which was isolated from a septicemic patient in a local hospital in Malaysia.

roid had been active to maintain calcium due to low intake. They proposed the following formula for use during the dry period (in pounds): Ground barley, 800; rolled barley, 600; wheat bran, 500; cottonseed meal, 100; monosodium phosphate, 40; and salt, 10. Each cow should receive 8 pounds a day for 6 weeks before freshening plus 8 pounds of oat hay or poor hay. In several herds where the incid...

Escherichia coli is a major pathogen of bovine intramammary infections. Here we report the first draft of the genome sequence of the E. coli O32:H37 P4 strain, which is widely used in experimental bovine mastitis studies.

Our aim was to identify a suitable microRNA housekeeping gene for real-time PCR analysis of bovine mastitis-related microRNA in milk. We identified , , and as housekeeping gene candidates on the basis of previous Solexa sequencing results. Threshold cycle (CT) values for , , and did not differ between milk from control cows and milk from mastitis-affected cows. NormFinder software identified as...

Although numerous reports on bacteriophages for staphylococci of human origin have appeared, none could be found regarding phages active against staphylococci from bovine sources. This laboratory has been concerned with various phases of bovine mastitis, hence it was of interest to investigate the occurrence and role of bacteriophage in staphylococcal mastitis. While this type of mastitis is pr...

Overuse of antibiotics is a major problem in the treatment of bovine mastitis, and antibiotic treatment is frequently non-curative, thus alternative treatments are necessary. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a purified phage cocktail for treatment of bovine Staphylococcus aureus mastitis in a well-defined mouse model. Candidate phages were selected based on their in...

Subclinical mastitis is a widely spread disease of lactating cows. Its major pathogen is Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). In this study, we performed genome-wide integrative analysis of DNA methylation and transcriptional expression to identify candidate genes and pathways relevant to bovine S. aureus subclinical mastitis. The genome-scale DNA methylation profiles of peripheral blood lymphocy...