Bacteriocins: exploring alternatives to antibiotics in mastitis treatment

Revista de microbiologia

Pieterse, Reneé¹ 

[1] University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa

关键词: mastitis;    antibiotic;    milk;    bacteriocin;    food safety.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1517-83822010000300003

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia / Brazilian Society for Microbiology

【 摘 要 】

Mastitis is considered to be the most costly disease affecting the dairy industry. Management strategies involve the extensive use of antibiotics to treat and prevent this disease.  Prophylactic dosages of antibiotics used in mastitis control programmes could select for strains with resistance to antibiotics. In addition, a strong drive towards reducing antibiotic residues in animal food products has lead to research in finding alternative antimicrobial agents. In this review we have focus on the pathogenesis of the mastitis in dairy cows, existing antibiotic treatments and possible alternative for application of bacteriocins from lactic acid bacteria in the treatment and prevention of this disease.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC