Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 6 , Pages 2215-2224 , June 2008

Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli Cause Deviating Expression Profiles of Cytokines and Lactoferrin Messenger Ribonucleic Acid in Mammary Epithelial Cells

  • B. Griesbeck-Zilch

      Affiliations

    • Physiology Weihenstephan, Technical University Munich, D-85350 Freising, Germany
    • ,
  • H.H.D. Meyer

      Affiliations

    • Physiology Weihenstephan, Technical University Munich, D-85350 Freising, Germany
    • ,
  • Ch. Kühn

      Affiliations

    • Research Institute for the Biology of Farm Animals, D-18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
    • ,
  • M. Schwerin

      Affiliations

    • Research Institute for the Biology of Farm Animals, D-18196 Dummerstorf, Germany
    • ,
  • O. Wellnitz

      Affiliations

    • Veterinary Physiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, CH-1725 Posieux, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 5 October 2007 ,Accepted 6 February 2008.

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PII: S0022-0302(08)71172-X

doi: 10.3168/jds.2007-0752

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 91, Issue 6 , Pages 2215-2224 , June 2008

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