Figure 3From: Innate immune response in experimentally induced bovine intramammary infection with Staphylococcus simulans and S. epidermidisConcentration of serum amyloid A (mean ± SEM) in bovine experimental S. epidermidis and S. simulans intramammary infection during the two-week study period shown according to the bacterial species ( n = 8 + 8) (a) or infection status (persistent or spontaneously eliminated) (b). Infection persisted in 11 out of 16 quarters.Back to article page