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Table 2 Pathology of milk samples 16 h post-infusion

From: Identification of immune genes and proteins involved in the response of bovine mammary tissue to Staphylococcus aureus infection

Cow Test Left Fore Right Fore Left Hind Right Hind
#1490 Dose1 PBS 5 × 102 1 × 104 1 × 105
  Growth2 Minor8 + + +
  Gramstain3 - + + +
  Hemolysis4 - partial partial +
  Catalase5 - + + +
  Coagulase6 - + + +
  Isolate7 n.d. S. aureus S. aureus S. aureus
#1592 Dose 1 × 104 PBS 1 × 105 1 × 106
  Growth + none + +
  Gramstain + - + +
  Hemolysis partial - partial partial
  Catalase + - + +
  Coagulase + - + +
  Isolate S. aureus none S. aureus S. aureus
#1419 Dose PBS Nil 1 × 105 1 × 106
  Growth none + + +
  Gramstain - + + +
  Hemolysis - partial partial partial
  Catalase - + + +
  Coagulase - + + +
  Isolate none S. aureus S. aureus S. aureus
  1. 1 Bacterial dose
  2. 2 Bacterial growth (+/-)
  3. 3 Gram positive or Gram negative
  4. 4 Hemolysis; hemolytic on blood agar (+, partial, -)
  5. 5 Catalase (+/-)
  6. 6Coagulase (+/-)
  7. 7Bacterial species identified
  8. 8 Minor bacterial growth was observed but this was not S. aureus.
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BMC Veterinary Research

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