Slime-producing staphylococci as causal agents of subclinical mastitis in sheep
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2018Γλώσσα
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Hitherto, research work in slime production from staphylococcal strains of mastitis origin has focused in laboratory properties of these organisms. Objective of present work was to study subclinical mastitis in sheep, caused specifically by slime-producing staphylococci: to investigate its frequency and to identify potential factors playing a role therein. Slime production was evaluated in 708 staphylococcal isolates recovered from cases of subclinical mastitis in a field study in 2198 ewes performed in an extensive countrywide field investigation across Greece. Isolates were studied by means of microbiological and molecular methods. Of these strains, 262 were characterised as slime-producing, 227 as weak slime-producing and 219 as non slime-producing. Most frequently detected genes were eno and icaB; Staphylococcus aureus possessed more genes than coagulase-negative strains; greater number of genes was detected in slime-producing than in weak slime-producing or non-slime-producing strains. Subclinical mastitis caused specifically by slime-producing staphylococci was detected in 337 ewes: prevalence in population sampled was 0.153. A multivariable mixed-effects model revealed that milking mode (highest prevalence in hand-milked flocks) and flock management system (highest prevalence in semi-intensive flocks) were the two factors associated with increased prevalence of mastitis in flocks. The results confirmed the significance of slime producing staphylococcal strains of importance in the aetiology of subclinical mastitis of sheep. Hand-milking was identified as the most important factor predisposing to that infection. © 2018 Elsevier B.V.
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