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Development and mouse model evaluation of a new phage cocktail intended as an alternative to antibiotics for treatment of Staphylococcus aureus-induced bovine mastitis.
Journal of Dairy Science 2024 March 23
Bovine mastitis (BM) is a prevalent infectious disease in dairy herds worldwide, resulting in substantial economic losses. Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of mastitis in animals, and its antibiotic resistance poses challenges for treatment. Recently, there has been a renewed interest in the development of alternative methods to antibiotic therapy, including bacteriophages (phages), for controlling bacterial infections. In this study, 2 lytic phages (designated as JDYN for vB_SauM_JDYN and JDF86 for vB_SauM_JDF86) were isolated from the cattle sewage effluent samples collected from dairy farms in Shanghai. The 2 phages have a broad bactericidal spectrum against Staphylococcus of various origins. Genomic and morphological analyses revealed that the 2 phages belonged to the Myoviridae family. Moreover, JDYN and JDF86 remained stable under a wide range of temperatures or pH and were almost unaffected in chloroform. In this study, we prepared a phage cocktail designated "PHC-1" which consisted of a 1:1:1 ratio of JDYN, JDF86 and SLPW (a previously characterized phage). PHC-1 showed the strongest bacteriolytic effect and the lowest frequency of emergence of bacteriophage insensitive mutants compared with monophages. The bovine mammary epithelial cells (MAC-T cells) and lactating mice mastitis model were used to evaluate the effectiveness of PHC-1 in vitro and in vivo, respectively. The results demonstrated that PHC-1 treatment significantly reduced bacterial load, alleviated inflammatory response, and improved mastitis pathology. Altogether, these results suggest that PHC-1 has the potential to treat S. aureus-induced bovine mastitis and that phage cocktails can combat antibiotic-resistant S. aureus infections.
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