The Cattle Microbiota and the Immune System: An Evolving Field

Diego E Gomez; Klibs N Galvão; Juan C Rodriguez-Lecompte; Marcio C Costa

doi:10.1016/j.cvfa.2019.08.002

The Cattle Microbiota and the Immune System: An Evolving Field

Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 2019 Nov;35(3):485-505. doi: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2019.08.002.

Authors

Diego E Gomez¹, Klibs N Galvão², Juan C Rodriguez-Lecompte³, Marcio C Costa⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 2015 Southwest 16th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA. Electronic address: diegogomeznieto@ufl.edu.
² Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 2015 Southwest 16th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32608, USA.
³ Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 4P3, Canada.
⁴ Department of Veterinary Biomedicine, University of Montreal, 3200 Rue Sicotte, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec J2S 2M2, Canada.

PMID: 31590899
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2019.08.002

Abstract

New insights into the host-microbiota relationship have recently emerged with the advancement of molecular technologies such as next-generation sequencing. This article presents the current knowledge regarding the interaction between bacteria and the immune system of the gut, the uterus, and the mammary gland of cattle.

Keywords: Calf diarrhea; Cattle; Mammary gland; Mastitis; Metritis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Cattle / immunology*
Cattle / microbiology*
Female
Immune System / microbiology*
Immunity, Mucosal / immunology
Microbiota / immunology*