Biofilm Producing Staphylococcus aureus and Bovine Mastitis: A Review

Mastitis is one of the major problematic diseases of dairy animals throughout the world associated with etiological agents but Staphylococcus aureus is one of the major causes which are responsible for this dairy scourge. Biofilm production by the microorganisms is considered an important virulence factor responsible for adhesion of these microorganisms with living or non-living surfaces. Staphylococcus aureus isolates which produce biofilm lead to chronic mastitis in dairy animals. The intramammary infection due to biofilm producer S. aureus is difficult to treat even with intra-mammary antibiotics so proper considerations should be given to the infections produced by biofilm producing bacteria. Development of an effective vaccination against the bacteria which produce biofilm may provide success to control such type of perilous infections.