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- Title
Use of the surface proteins GapC and Mig of Streptococcus dysgalactiae as potential protective antigens against bovine mastitis.
- Authors
Bolton, Alexandra; Xin-Ming Song; Willson, Philip; Fontaine, Michael C.; Potter, Andrew A.; Perez-Casal, Jose
- Abstract
Streptococcus dysgalactiae is a significant pathogen associated with bovine mastitis in lactating and nonlactating dairy cows, causing a severe inflammatory response of the mammary gland, which results in major economic losses to the dairy industry. Two proteins from S. dysgalactiae strain SDG8 were tested for their protective capacity against a homologous bacterial challenge in a dry cow model. The first was a bovine plasmin receptor protein (GapC), which shares 99.4% sequence identity to the plasmin-binding Plr protein of group A streptococci. The second protein product was Mig, a <FONT FACE="SYMBOL">a</FONT>2-M-, IgG-, and IgA-binding protein present on the cell surface of SDG8. We investigated the efficacy of immunization with purified recombinant forms of GapC and Mig by measuring the number of somatic cells and assessing the presence of the challenge strain in mammary secretions following challenge. In this model, we found that, although the number of quarters containing SDG8 was significantly reduced in the GapC- but not in the Mig-immunized animals, the somatic cell counts from teat secretions were significantly decreased in both the GapC and Mig vaccinates.
- Subjects
STREPTOCOCCUS dysgalactiae; BOVINE mastitis; PROTEINS; UDDER diseases; MAMMARY glands; CELL membranes; LACTATION in cattle; IMMUNIZATION
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 2004, Vol 50, Issue 6, p423
- ISSN
0008-4166
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1139/w04-016