The opsonic activity of bovine milk whey for the phagocytosis and killing by neutrophils of encapsulated and non-encapsulated Escherichia coli |
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Authors: | A W Hill D J Heneghan M R Williams |
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Affiliation: | ARC Institute for Research on Animal Diseases, Compton, Newbury, Berks. RG16 ONN Gt. Britain |
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Abstract: | Encapsulated strains of Escherichia coli were found to be more resistant to phagocytosis and killing by bovine neutrophils; requiring in the order of 100 times more serum opsonins than non-encapsulated strains. Mid-lactation pooled whey from cows with no history of mastitis was opsonic for non-encapsulated strains, but had no effect on encapsulated organisms. In contrast, early lactation pooled whey (5-10 days post-partum) was opsonic for all strains of E. coli. It is concluded that since early lactation milk contains sufficient opsonins, severe E. coli mastitis at this stage of lactation is not due to opsonic deficiency. |
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