Fecal and vaginal microbiota of vaccinated and non-vaccinated pregnant elk challenged with Brucella abortus.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Brucella abortus is the causative agent of brucellosis in cattle and in humans, resulting in economic losses in the agricultural sector and representing a major threat to public health. Elk populations in the American Northwest are reservoirs for this bacterium and transmit the agent to domestic cattle herds. One potential strategy to mitigate the transmission of brucellosis by elk is vaccination of elk populations against B. abortus; however, elk appear to be immunologically distinct from cattle in their responses to current vaccination strategies. The differences in host response to B. abortus between cattle and elk could be attributed to differences between the cattle and elk innate and adaptive immune responses. Because species-specific interac

SUBMITTER: Tibbs-Cortes BW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10861794 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature