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Gram-positive staphylococci include commensal and pathogenic bacteria that are adapted to different mammalian species, particularly to humans and cattle[1]. Among these species, Staphylococcus epidermidis is considered an opportunistic pathogen that ranks first among the causative agents of nosocomial infections and is the most common source of infection on indwelling medical devices[2]. S. epidermidis is also one of the major causative agents of bovine mastitis, which is a major economic burden in the dairy industry world-wide and the most common reason for antibiotic use in dairy cattle. It is also one of the most prevalent staphylococcal species found on human skin, which has led to speculations that bovine udder infections caused by S. epidermidis may be of human origin. The evolutionary success of this species depends on their remarkable ability to adapt to different environments and hosts[2], but the mechanisms by which these species select the host and establish successful infections is not well known.
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Savijoki, K., Siljamäki, P., Lietzén, N., Varmanen, P., Kankainen, M., Nyman, T.A. (2012). Comparative exoproteomics of Staphylococcus epidermidis of human and bovine origin to identify bacterial factors involved in adaptation into bovine host. In: Rodrigues, P., Eckersall, D., de Almeida, A. (eds) Farm animal proteomics. Wageningen Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-751-6_26
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