ADHERENCE OF RUMINANT MASTITIS STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS STRAINS TO EPITHELIAL-CELLS FROM OVINE MAMMARY-GLAND PRIMARY CULTURES AND FROM A RAT INTESTINAL-CELL LINE

Authors
ITURRALDE M AGUILAR B BASELGA R AMORENA B
Citation
M. Iturralde et al., ADHERENCE OF RUMINANT MASTITIS STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS STRAINS TO EPITHELIAL-CELLS FROM OVINE MAMMARY-GLAND PRIMARY CULTURES AND FROM A RAT INTESTINAL-CELL LINE, Veterinary microbiology, 38(1-2), 1993, pp. 115-127
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Veterinary microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03781135
Volume
38
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
115 - 127
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-1135(1993)38:1-2<115:AORMSS>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus isolated from mastitis (14 bovine and 11 ovine s trains) exhibited an ability to adhere to epithelial primary cultures from ovine mammary gland and to a rat epithelial cell line, RIE-1. Str ain differences in the degree of adherence were observed in both cases . These differences were maintained when comparing different epithelia l sources (rat vs. ovine). RIE-1 cells can thus be used as a model for studying staphylococcal adherence to epithelial cells. Changes in bac terial adherence were observed according to the bacterial growth phase . The magnitude of these changes differed among strains. Bacterial cel l surface hydrophobicity was not related to the degree of adherence to mammalian epithelial cells.