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1 Department of Animal Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40546-0215
Microbiological data from 1123 uninfected quarters and 216 quarters with preexisting coagulase-negative staphylococci infections were analyzed to determine the influence of infection status on subsequent new infection rate. Overall, prevalence of new infections in uninfected quarters was approximately two times that in quarters already harboring a coagulase-negative Staphylococcus infection. New infections by coagulase-negative staphylococci were greater in uninfected quarters than in quarters with preexisting coagulase-negative staphylococci infections. However, no differences were observed between uninfected and infected quarters in number of new infections by major pathogens (Staphylococcus aureus, streptococci, and coliforms). No differences were observed in uninfected or coagulase-negative Staphylococcus-infected quarters in infections with minor pathogens compared with major pathogens. The influence of individual coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species on new infections was also analyzed. However, numbers of existing infections by Staphylococcus species other than Staphylococcus chromogenes were limited. Therefore, the protective capacity of each coagulase-negative Staphylococcus species was difficult to assess. Overall, a significant restriction of bacterial invasion was observed in quarters with a preexisting infection. These results suggest that quarters harboring a coagulase-negative Staphylococcus infection suppress colonization of the mammary gland by mastitis-causing pathogens.
Key Words: coagulase-negative staphylococci • bovine • mastitis
Submitted on September 27, 1990
Accepted on January 15, 1991
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