title: In vitro algaecide effect of sodium hypochlorite and iodine based antiseptics on Prototheca zopfii strains isolated from bovine milk.
abstract: Prototheca zopfii has been considered one of the most important causes of environmental mastitis in Brazil. These algae are refractory to conventional therapy and cause great damage to the mammary gland. The present study evaluated the in vitro algaecide effect of sodium hypochlorite and iodine based antiseptics on 27 P. zopfii strains isolated from the milk of cattle. Low concentrations of sodium hypochlorite (0.0390625-0.15625%) and iodine (0.15625-0.625%) were effective against the isolates. These antiseptics may be recommended for hygiene routines, pre and postdipping and cauterization of bovine mammary glands infected by P. zopfii.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Hygiene and Public Health, School of Veterinary and Animal Science, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil. tativet@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Salerno
authors.forename: Márcio Garcia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.forename: Hélio
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Langoni
authors.forename: Amanda Keller
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Siqueira
authors.forename: Elizabeth Oliveira da
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Priscilla Anne
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Melville
authors.forename: Válter Ferreira Félix
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Bueno
authors.forename: Aline Artioli Machado
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Yamamura
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Roesler
authors.forename: Aristeu Vieira
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: da Silva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002417:Cattle; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D007239:Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D007455:Iodine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008414:Mastitis, Bovine / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D008892:Milk / Q000382:microbiology*; D011525:Prototheca / Q000187:drug effects*; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants; D007455:Iodine; D012973:Sodium Hypochlorite