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Bovine Streptococcus uberis Intramammary Infections and Mastitis

  • Streptococcus (S.) uberis is a causative agent for clinical and subclinical bovine mastitis which significance for the udder health has increased over the last decades. Molecular diagnosis methods revealed that S. uberis may be subdivided into many different varieties with different epidemiological properties. In addition, some varieties were reclassified as Streptococcus parauberis and Globicatella sanguinis. The present paper reviews S. uberis and its role in modern dairy farming. This pathogen is ubiquitous for which it is considered as environment- associated. Straw bedding and pasture, but also the bovine skin and digestive mucosae are typical localizations inhabited by S. uberis. Due to its capacity to persist within the mammary tissue, some infections may eventually turn cow-associated. In other cases, the infection is short, but in any case, there is a high risk of re-infection. Although many varieties remain susceptible to most antimicrobial agents, the problem for the dairy farm lies in the high rate of re-infection. This paper also reviews risk factors, therapies and measures to control S. uberis at farm level.

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Author:Volker KrömkerORCiDGND, Friederike Reinecke, Jan-Hendrik PaduchGND, Nils Grabowski
URN:urn:nbn:de:bsz:960-opus4-8731
DOI:https://doi.org/10.25968/opus-873
DOI original:https://doi.org/10.4172/2327-5073.1000157
Parent Title (English):Clinical Microbiology: Open Access
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of Completion:2014
Publishing Institution:Hochschule Hannover
Release Date:2016/07/08
Tag:Cellobiose; Microorganism; Streptococcus uberis
Volume:3
Page Number:7
Link to catalogue:1683660331
Institutes:Fakultät II - Maschinenbau und Bioverfahrenstechnik
DDC classes:630 Landwirtschaft, Veterinärmedizin
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International