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. 1998 Oct;62(4):293–298.

Avirulence and immunogenicity in mice of a bovine mastitis Staphylococcus aureus mutant.

C Bogni 1, M Segura 1, J Giraudo 1, A Giraudo 1, A Calzolari 1, R Nagel 1
PMCID: PMC1189497  PMID: 9798096

Abstract

An avirulent mutant, designated RC122, was derived from Staphylococcus aureus bovine mastitis strain RC108 after N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine mutagenesis. Mutant RC122, which was isolated on the basis of reduced colony size, showed diminished virulence in mice (LD50 of RC122: 3.1 x 10(10) cfu vs LD50 of RC108: 2.3 x 10(7) cfu). Mutant RC122 grew more slowly than its parental strain and showed decreased production of several exoproteins, such as alpha- and beta-hemolysin, DNAse and coagulase. The production of its capsule was induced only under in vivo growth conditions. Clearance studies performed in the mouse kidney revealed that the kinetics of disappearance of the mutant was similar to that of its parental strain. Protection experiments carried out by intraperitoneal administration in mice showed that mutant RC122 conferred a good degree of protection from challenge with homologous and heterologous strains.

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