Cited by 245Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy CowsMicrobial infections and disease researchAnimal health and immunology

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Coliform mastitis

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Hogan, Joe, Larry Smith, K.·2003·Veterinary Research

Abstract

Gram-negative bacteria that commonly cause bovine mastitis are classified as environmental pathogens. The point sources of coliform bacteria that cause infections include bedding materials, soil, manure and other organic matter in the environment of cows. Rates of coliform mastitis increase during climatic periods that maximize populations in the environment. The portal of entry into the mammary gland for Gram-negative bacteria is the teat canal. Once in the gland, bacteria must utilize available substrates in the mammary secretion to replicate and evade host defenses. Rates of coliform mastitis are greater during the transitional phases of the non- lactating period than during lactation. The ability to infect the non-lactating gland is directly related to the ability of bacteria to acquire iron from the mammary secretion. The primary host defense against coliform mastitis during lactation is the elimination of bacteria by neutrophils migrating into the gland in response to inflammation. Damage to the host is mediated by the release of endotoxin. The severity and duration of clinical signs associated with coliform mastitis are reduced by the use of core-antigen bacterins.

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This review summarizes coliform mastitis as an environmentally acquired bovine mammary infection caused mainly by *Escherichia coli* and *Klebsiella pneumoniae*, emphasizing pathogenesis, epidemiology, diagnosis, and control. It concludes that management is most effective through reducing environmental exposure and using core-antigen bacterins, which in field trials reduced clinical mastitis 4- to 5-fold.

Key findings

  • Coliform mastitis is usually caused by environmental Gram-negative bacteria; common sources include bedding, soil, manure, water, and other organic matter in cows’ environments.
  • During lactation, coliform infections are often short: the average duration of *E. coli* intramammary infections was reported as less than 10 days, and *K. pneumoniae* averaged about 21 days.
  • In a field-trial summary, Gram-negative core-antigen vaccination reduced clinical mastitis incidence, with clinical cases 4- to 5-fold lower in vaccinated cows than controls; another trial result cited was that 66.7% of coliform intramammary infections in unvaccinated cows became clinical in early lactation versus 20% in vaccinated cows.
  • Dry-period infections are important: 65% of coliform clinical cases in the first two months of lactation were reported to have originated during the dry period.

Methods

  • Narrative review article synthesizing prior experimental, field-trial, survey, and laboratory studies on bovine coliform mastitis.
  • No original study sample is reported in this paper; it summarizes evidence from published work on diagnosis, virulence, epidemiology, and management.
  • The main analysis is qualitative integration of prior findings, with occasional quantitative comparisons taken from cited studies.

Limitations

  • The paper explicitly notes that control data are lacking to demonstrate a clear effect of heat stress on susceptibility to clinical coliform mastitis.
  • It states that the mechanisms by which immunization reduces clinical mastitis are not known.
  • Evident from the text: because this is a review, it does not present new primary data or a new analytic design of its own.

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Crossref · 10.1051/vetres:2003022

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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Coliform bacteria that cause infections originate from bedding materials, soil, manure and other organic matter in the environment of cows.

    “The point sources of coliform bacteria that cause infections include bedding materials, soil, manure and other organic matter in the environment of cows.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The portal of entry into the mammary gland for Gram-negative bacteria is the teat canal.

    “The portal of entry into the mammary gland for Gram-negative bacteria is the teat canal.”
    “The portal of entry for Gram-negative bacteria into the mammary gland is the teat canal.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The mammary gland is not a natural habitat for coliform bacteria.

    “Although the mammary gland is not considered a natural habitat for coliform bacteria, many strains are capable of surviving and multiplying in the mammary gland.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The spread of Gram-negative bacteria from other regions of the body to the mammary gland via the vascular or lymphatic systems is minimal.

    “However, the spread of Gram-negative bacteria from other regions of the body to the mammary gland via the vascular or lymphatic systems appears minimal.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The only apparent prerequisite for a strain to cause mastitis is the ability to grow and multiply in mammary secretions.

    “The only apparent prerequisite for a strain to cause mastitis is the ability to grow and multiply in mammary secretions.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Gram-negative bacteria are frequently the leading cause of clinical mastitis in well-managed dairies with low bulk tank milk somatic cell counts.

    “Gram-negative bacteria are frequently the leading cause of clinical mastitis in well-managed dairies with low bulk tank milk somatic cell counts.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Coliform pathogens generally account for the majority of peracute cases of clinical mastitis in a herd.

    “Coliform pathogens generally account for the majority of peracute cases of clinical mastitis in a herd.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae are the coliform species most commonly isolated from intramammary infections and clinical mastitis.

    “Specifically, E. coli and K. pneumoniae are the coliform species most commonly isolated from intramammary infections and clinical mastitis.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The rate of coliform intramammary infections during lactation is highest at calving and decreases as days in milk advances.

    “Rate of coliform intramammary infections during lactation is highest at calving and decreases as days in milk advances.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The prevalence of coliform mastitis in a herd seldom exceeds five percent of quarters because coliform infections tend to be of short duration during lactation.

    “The prevalence of coliform mastitis in a herd seldom exceeds five percent of quarters because coliform infections tend to be of short duration during lactation.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Approximately 85% of coliform infections will cause clinical mastitis.

    “but approximately 85% of coliform infections will cause clinical mastitis.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Gram-negative bacteria are inept at surviving and multiplying on teat skin.

    “Gram-negative bacteria are inept at surviving and multiplying on teat skin.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The use of Gram-negative core antigen vaccines effectively reduces the incidence and severity of clinical mastitis caused by Gram-negative bacteria.

    “The use of Gram-negative core antigen vaccines effectively reduces the incidence and severity of clinical mastitis caused by Gram-negative bacteria.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    The use of these bacterins did not prevent intramammary infections.

    “A consistent result was that the use of these bacterins did not prevent intramammary infections.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Immunization did not reduce prevalence of Gram-negative bacterial intramammary infections at calving, but did reduce incidence of clinical mastitis.

    “For example, immunization did not reduce prevalence of Gram-negative bacterial intramammary infections at calving, but did reduce incidence of clinical mastitis.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Currently available antibiotics have minimal effect on shortening the duration of intramammary infections caused by coliform bacteria.

    “Currently available antibiotics have minimal effect on shortening the duration of intramammary infections caused by coliform bacteria.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    A limiting nutritional factor for many coliform bacteria in secretion from involuted mammary glands is iron.

    “A limiting nutritional factor for many coliform bacteria in secretion from involuted mammary glands is iron.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Coliforms isolated from intramammary infections shared a specific enterochelin-iron retrieval system that included a protein on the cellular surface named FepA.

    “Coliforms isolated from intramammary infections shared a specific enterochelin-iron retrieval system that included a protein on the cellular surface named FepA.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    A FepA vaccine caused an immune response in cows and the antibody blocked growth of E. coli in synthetic medium and dry cow secretion.

    “A FepA vaccine caused an immune response in cows and the antibody blocked growth of E. coli in synthetic medium and dry cow secretion.”
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Research works printed but not linked: 3

  1. [32][32] Hogan J.S., Smith K.L., Todhunter D.A., Virulence factors of coliform bacteria, in: Fox L.K., Gay C.C. (Eds.), 1993 Coliform Mastitis Symposium, Veterinary Learning Systems, Trenton, New Jersey, 1993, pp. 36-40. -
  2. [37][37] Koneman E.W., Allen S.D., Dowell V.R., Sommer H.M., The Enterobacteriaceae, in: Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology, J.B. Lippincott Company, New York, New York, USA, 1983, pp. 57124. -
  3. [44][44] National Mastitis Council, Summary of peerreviewed publications on efficacy of premilking and postmilking teat disinfectants published since 1980. Proc. National Mastitis Council 41st Annual Meeting, national Mastitis Council, Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA, appendix. -

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Metadata

Authors
Hogan, J., & Larry Smith, K.
Affiliations
The Ohio State University (US)
Venue
Veterinary Research
Publisher
EDP Sciences
Published
2003-09
Volume
34
Issue
5
Pages
507-519
ISSN
  • 0928-4249 (ISSN-L)
  • 1297-9716
OpenAlex
W4247360602
Cited by
245
References
41
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FWCI
0.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Veterinary Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Ohio State University
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Microbiology › Microbial infections and disease research
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Animal Science and Zoology › Animal health and immunology
Keywords
coliform mastitis, bovine mastitis, Gram-negative bacteria, environmental pathogens, teat canal, iron acquisition, neutrophils, endotoxin, host defense, dairy cattle
MeSH terms
Animals, Animal Husbandry, Cattle, Enterobacteriaceae, Enterobacteriaceae Infections, Environmental Microbiology, Female, Lactation, Mammary Glands, Animal, Mastitis, Bovine, Neutrophils, Risk Factors, Vaccination, Virulence

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