title: The pathogenesis and control of Staphylococcus aureus-induced mastitis: study models in the mouse.
abstract: The intramammary colonisation by Staphylococcus aureus provokes mastitis in the cow. Once established, the infection is difficult to eradicate with available therapies and may become chronic. The present article focuses on the use of the experimental mouse model of S. aureus-induced mastitis as a practical approach for the study of bovine mastitis. Results obtained regarding the pathogenesis of S. aureus and the development of new therapeutic approaches are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Centre d'étude et de valorisation de la diversité microbienne (CEVDM), Département de biologie, Faculté des sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 Boulevard Université, Sherbrooke, Que., Canada, J1K 2R1. eric.brouillette@sympatico.ca
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brouillette
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Malouin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D005260:Female; D008414:Mastitis, Bovine / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D051379:Mice; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000503:physiopathology*