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Genetic susceptibility to S. aureus mastitis in sheep: differential expression of mammary epithelial cells in response to live bacteria or supernatant.
Physiological genomics - 2 Apr 2012
Bonnefont Cécile M D, Rainard Pascal, Cunha Patricia, Gilbert Florence B, Toufeer Mehdi, Aurel Marie-Rose, Rupp Rachel, Foucras Gilles
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Staphylococcus aureus is a prevalent pathogen for mastitis in dairy ruminants and is responsible for both clinical and subclinical mastitis. Mammary epithelial cells (MEC) represent not only a physical barrier against bacterial invasion but are also active players of the innate immune response permitting infection clearance. To decipher their functions in general and in animals showing different levels of genetic...
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