Editing Staphylococcus aureus (section)

=== Animal infections ===
''Staphylococcus aureus'' can survive on dogs,<ref name="Epidemiol2008-Boost">{{cite journal | vauthors = Boost MV, O'Donoghue MM, James A | title = Prevalence of ''Staphylococcus aureus'' carriage among dogs and their owners | journal = Epidemiology and Infection | volume = 136 | issue = 7 | pages = 953–964 | date = July 2008 | pmid = 17678561 | pmc = 2870875 | doi = 10.1017/S0950268807009326 }}</ref> cats,<ref name="CanVet2009-Hanselman">{{cite journal | vauthors = Hanselman BA, Kruth SA, Rousseau J, Weese JS | title = Coagulase positive staphylococcal colonization of humans and their household pets | journal = The Canadian Veterinary Journal | volume = 50 | issue = 9 | pages = 954–8 | date = September 2009 | pmid = 19949556 | pmc = 2726022 }}</ref> and horses,<ref name="CanVet2008-Burton">{{cite journal | vauthors = Burton S, Reid-Smith R, McClure JT, Weese JS | title = ''Staphylococcus aureus'' colonization in healthy horses in Atlantic Canada | journal = The Canadian Veterinary Journal | volume = 49 | issue = 8 | pages = 797–9 | date = August 2008 | pmid = 18978975 | pmc = 2465786 }}</ref> and can cause [[bumblefoot (infection)|bumblefoot]] in chickens.<ref>{{cite web |title=Staphylococcosis, Staphylococcal Arthritis, Bumble Foot |publisher=The Poultry Site |url=http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/143/staphylococcosis-staphylococcal-arthritis-bumble-foot |access-date=22 October 2013}}</ref> Some believe health-care workers' dogs should be considered a [[Disease vector|significant source]] of antibiotic-resistant ''S. aureus'', especially in times of outbreak.<ref name="Epidemiol2008-Boost" /> In a 2008 study by Boost, O'Donoghue, and James, it was found that just about 90% of ''S. aureus'' colonized within pet dogs presented as resistant to at least one antibiotic. The nasal region has been implicated as the most important site of transfer between dogs and humans.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Boost MV, O'Donoghue MM, James A | title = Prevalence of ''Staphylococcus aureus'' carriage among dogs and their owners | journal = Epidemiology and Infection | volume = 136 | issue = 7 | pages = 953–964 | date = July 2008 | pmid = 17678561 | pmc = 2870875 | doi = 10.1017/s0950268807009326 | hdl = 10397/7558 }}</ref>

''Staphylococcus aureus'' is one of the causal agents of [[mastitis]] in dairy [[cow]]s. Its large [[polysaccharide]] capsule protects the organism from recognition by the cow's [[Immune system|immune defenses]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Cenci-Goga BT, Karama M, Rossitto PV, Morgante RA, Cullor JS | title = Enterotoxin production by ''Staphylococcus aureus'' isolated from mastitic cows | journal = Journal of Food Protection | volume = 66 | issue = 9 | pages = 1693–6 | date = September 2003 | pmid = 14503727 | doi = 10.4315/0362-028X-66.9.1693 | doi-access = free | url = http://meridian.allenpress.com/jfp/article-pdf/66/9/1693/1676680/0362-028x-66_9_1693.pdf }}</ref>