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dc.contributor.authorGogoi Tiwari, Jully
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Vincent
dc.contributor.authorWaryah, Charlene
dc.contributor.authorCostantino, Paul
dc.contributor.authorAl-Salami, Hani
dc.contributor.authorMathavan, Sangeetha
dc.contributor.authorWells, Kelsi
dc.contributor.authorTiwari, H.
dc.contributor.authorHegde, N.
dc.contributor.authorIsloor, S.
dc.contributor.authorAl-Sallami, H.
dc.contributor.authorMukkur, Trilochan
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-24T05:25:01Z
dc.date.available2017-11-24T05:25:01Z
dc.date.created2017-11-24T04:48:52Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.citationGogoi Tiwari, J. and Williams, V. and Waryah, C. and Costantino, P. and Al-Salami, H. and Mathavan, S. and Wells, K. et al. 2017. Mammary Gland Pathology Subsequent to Acute Infection with Strong versus Weak Biofilm Forming Staphylococcus aureus Bovine Mastitis Isolates: A Pilot Study Using Non-Invasive Mouse Mastitis Model. PLoS ONE. 12 (1): e0170668.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58338
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0170668
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BACKGROUND: Biofilm formation by Staphylococcus aureus is an important virulence attribute because of its potential to induce persistent antibiotic resistance, retard phagocytosis and either attenuate or promote inflammation, depending upon the disease syndrome, in vivo. This study was undertaken to evaluate the potential significance of strength of biofilm formation by clinical bovine mastitis-associated S. aureus in mammary tissue damage by using a mouse mastitis model. METHODS: Two S. aureus strains of the same capsular phenotype with different biofilm forming strengths were used to non-invasively infect mammary glands of lactating mice. Biofilm forming potential of these strains were determined by tissue culture plate method, ica typing and virulence gene profile per detection by PCR. Delivery of the infectious dose of S. aureus was directly through the teat lactiferous duct without invasive scraping of the teat surface. Both bacteriological and histological methods were used for analysis of mammary gland pathology of mice post-infection. RESULTS: Histopathological analysis of the infected mammary glands revealed that mice inoculated with the strong biofilm forming S. aureus strain produced marked acute mastitic lesions, showing profuse infiltration predominantly with neutrophils, with evidence of necrosis in the affected mammary glands. In contrast, the damage was significantly less severe in mammary glands of mice infected with the weak biofilm-forming S. aureus strain. Although both IL-1ß and TNF-a inflammatory biomarkers were produced in infected mice, level of TNF-a produced was significantly higher (p<0.05) in mice inoculated with strong biofilm forming S. aureus than the weak biofilm forming strain. CONCLUSION: This finding suggests an important role of TNF-a in mammary gland pathology post-infection with strong biofilm-forming S. aureus in the acute mouse mastitis model, and offers an opportunity for the development of novel strategies for reduction of mammary tissue damage, with or without use of antimicrobials and/or anti-inflammatory compounds for the treatment of bovine mastitis.

dc.publisherPublic Library of Science
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleMammary Gland Pathology Subsequent to Acute Infection with Strong versus Weak Biofilm Forming Staphylococcus aureus Bovine Mastitis Isolates: A Pilot Study Using Non-Invasive Mouse Mastitis Model
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume12
dcterms.source.number1
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage19
dcterms.source.issn1932-6203
dcterms.source.titlePLoS ONE
curtin.departmentSchool of Biomedical Sciences
curtin.departmentCurtin Health Innovation Research Institute
curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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