Genômica e proteômica de fatores de virulência de Staphylococcus aureus em mastites

Resumo

Mastitis, or inflammation of the mammary gland has been considered the most frequent infection in dairy cattle and is responsible for numerous economic losses since the decrease in the production and quality of milk, rising drug costs, beyond premature disposal of animals. This inflammation of the mammary gland can be caused by several factors, such as mechanical trauma or infectious agents. Bacteria are classified as the most common etiological agents and frequent, and Staphylococcus aureus the main etiological agent of bovine mastitis pathogen. The study of molecular characteristics of pathogens is important, since it allows an understanding of the host-pathogen interactions. Several molecular methods have been used to understand the mechanisms by which microorganisms interact with their hosts to cause disease, enabling the understanding of the genetic expression of resistance and identification of genes that synthesize factors responsible for its virulence. Thus, genomic and proteomic technologies complement the investigations of these biological systems.

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Palavras-chave

Inflamação da glândula mamária, Métodos moleculares, Qualidade do leite, Inflammation of the mammary gland, Molecular methods, Quality of milk

Citação

FREITAS, Fernanda Antunha de; MESQUITA, Albenones José de; SOLA, Marília Cristina; FEISTEL, Janaina Costa; SENA, Ervaldo Lourenço de Sousa. Genômica e proteômica de fatores de virulência de Staphylococcus aureus em mastites. Enciclopédia Biosfera, Goiânia, v. 9, n. 17, p. 1494-1516, dez. 2013.