Decreased neutrophil bactericidal activity during phagocytosis of a slime-producing Staphylococcus aureus strain

Veterinary Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 603-609

  Barrio, Belén ^a   Vangroenweghe, Frédéric ^a   Dosogne, Hilde ^a   Burvenich, Christian ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bacteriological assay; Bovine blood neutrophil; Slime; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; FRIESIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; NEUTROPHIL; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; MASTITIS, BOVINE; NEUTROPHILS; PHAGOCYTOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0034320187     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2000143     Document Type: Article

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