A longitudinal census of the bacterial community in raw milk correlated with Staphylococcus aureus clinical mastitis infections in dairy cattle

Animal Microbiome

Research

Ianina Altshuler¹  Dongyun Jung²  Jennifer Ronholm²  Soyoun Park²  Simon Dufour³  Daryna Kurban³ 

[1] Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada;Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Macdonald Campus, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada;Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada;Regroupement FRQNT Op+Lait, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada;Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada;Mastitis Network, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada;Regroupement FRQNT Op+Lait, Saint-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada;

关键词: Staphylococcus aureus;    Bovine mastitis;    Microbiome;    Bacterial interactions;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s42523-022-00211-x

 received in 2022-03-07, accepted in 2022-11-09,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundStaphylococcus aureus is a common cause of clinical mastitis (CM) in dairy cattle. Optimizing the bovine mammary gland microbiota to resist S. aureus colonization is a growing area of research. However, the details of the interbacterial interactions between S. aureus and commensal bacteria, which would be required to manipulate the microbiome to resist infection, are still unknown. This study aims to characterize changes in the bovine milk bacterial community before, during, and after S. aureus CM and to compare bacterial communities present in milk between infected and healthy quarters.MethodsWe collected quarter-level milk samples from 698 Holstein dairy cows over an entire lactation. A total of 11 quarters from 10 cows were affected by S. aureus CM and milk samples from these 10 cows (n = 583) regardless of health status were analyzed by performing 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing.ResultsThe milk microbiota of healthy quarters was distinguishable from that of S. aureus CM quarters two weeks before CM diagnosis via visual inspection. Microbial network analysis showed that 11 OTUs had negative associations with OTU0001 (Staphylococcus). A low diversity or dysbiotic milk microbiome did not necessarily correlate with increased inflammation. Specifically, Staphylococcus xylosus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Aerococcus urinaeequi were each abundant in milk from the quarters with low levels of inflammation.ConclusionOur results show that the udder microbiome is highly dynamic, yet a change in the abundance in certain bacteria can be a potential indicator of future S. aureus CM. This study has identified potential prophylactic bacterial species that could act as a barrier against S. aureus colonization and prevent future instances of S. aureus CM.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2022. corrected publication 2023

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