Experimental infection of the mouse mammary gland with Campylobacter coli

Diker K., HAZIROĞLU R., DİKER F. Ş.

Research in Veterinary Science, vol.52, no.1, pp.123-125, 1992 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 52 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 1992
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/0034-5288(92)90072-a
  • Journal Name: Research in Veterinary Science
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.123-125
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Campylobacter coli strains of bovine and avian origin were inoculated into the mammary gland of mice. A bovine strain isolated from a case of mastitis produced gross and histological changes in most of the glands; one bovine and one avian faecal isolate did not. Histologically, lesions were characterised by neutrophil infiltration in the alveolar spaces and necrosis and oedema in the interalveolar tissue. On bacteriological examination, the bovine mastitis strain could be isolated from most of the glands, but neither of the faecal strains. The mouse, therefore, appears to provide a convenient model for studying campylobacter mastitis. © 1992.