Protective effect in the lactating bovine mammary gland induced by coagulase-negative staphylococci against experimental Staphylococcus aureus infections.
The susceptibility of quarters preinfected either experimentally with Staphylococcus epidermidis or Staphylococcus xylosus or naturally by other coagulase-negative staphylococci was measured after challenge with two different strains of Staphylococcus aureus. The proportion of infected control quarters (95%) was raised significantly higher than that of those preinfected by the coagulase-negative staphylococci (24.5%). Differences were observed in the frequency of superinfection of the quarters according to the strain of the preinfective coagulase-negative staphylococcus, duration of preinfection and somatic cell count at the time of challenge. The protective mechanism against Staph. aureus induced by preinfection with coagulase-negative staphylococci is discussed.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003030:Coagulase; D005260:Female; D007774:Lactation; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D013210:Staphylococcus; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus
D003030:Coagulase