Influence of nutrient availability on in vitro growth of major bovine mastitis pathogens.

Stürmlin, Remo; Gross, Josef J.; Wellnitz, Olga; Wagner, Lea A.; Monney, Camille; Oevermann, Anna; Bruckmaier, Rupert M. (2021). Influence of nutrient availability on in vitro growth of major bovine mastitis pathogens. Journal of dairy research, 88(1), pp. 80-88. Cambridge University Press 10.1017/S0022029921000133

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The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of milk composition changes on the in vitro growth of bovine mastitis pathogens. Nutritional requirements of three major bovine mastitis pathogens Escherichia coli (E. coli), Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), and Streptococcus uberis (S. uberis) were investigated in vitro. We used ultra-high temperature (UHT) treated milk with different contents of fat, protein, and carbohydrates to test the influence of the availability of various milk constituents on pathogen growth characteristics. Additionally, the bacterial growth was investigated under experimentally modified nutrient availability by dilution and subsequent supplementation with individual nutrients (carbohydrates, different nitrogen sources, minerals, and different types of B vitamins) either to milk or to a conventional medium (thioglycolate broth, TB). Varying contents of fat, protein or lactose did not affect bacterial growth with the exception of growth of S. uberis being promoted in protein-enriched milk. The addition of nutrients to diluted whole milk and TB partly revealed different effects, indicating that there are media-specific growth limiting factors after dilution. Supplementation of minerals to diluted milk did not affect growth rates of all studied bacteria. Bacterial growth in diluted whole milk was decreased by the addition of high concentrations of amino acids in S. aureus, and by urea and additional B vitamins in E. coli and S. aureus. The growth rate of S. uberis was increased by the addition of B vitamins to diluted whole milk. The present results demonstrate that growth-limiting nutrients differ among pathogen types. Because reduced bacterial growth was only shown in diluted milk or TB, it is unlikely that alterations in nutrient availability occurring as a consequence of physiological changes of milk composition in the cow's udder would directly affect the susceptibility or course of bovine mastitis.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Veterinary Physiology
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health (DCR-VPH) > Experimental Clinical Research

UniBE Contributor:

Stürmlin, Remo, Gross, Josef Johann, Wellnitz, Olga, Wagner, Lea Alexandra, Monney, Camille, Oevermann, Anna, Bruckmaier, Rupert

ISSN:

0022-0299

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press

Language:

English

Submitter:

Rupert Bruckmaier

Date Deposited:

25 Mar 2021 10:32

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:48

Publisher DOI:

10.1017/S0022029921000133

PubMed ID:

33594964

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Bacterial growth bovine mastitis milk composition nutritional requirements pathogens

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/153138

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/153138

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