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Lang C, Fruth A, Campbell IW, Jenkins C, Smith P, Strockbine N, Weill FX, Nübel U, Grad YH, Waldor MK, Flieger A. O-Antigen Diversification Masks Identification of Highly Pathogenic Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O104:H4-Like Strains. Microbiol Spectr 2023; 11:e0098723. [PMID: 37212677 PMCID: PMC10269612 DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.00987-23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023] Open
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) can give rise to a range of clinical outcomes from diarrhea to the life-threatening systemic condition hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). Although STEC O157:H7 is the serotype most frequently associated with HUS, a major outbreak of HUS occurred in 2011 in Germany and was caused by a rare serotype, STEC O104:H4. Prior to 2011 and since the outbreak, STEC O104:H4 strains have only rarely been associated with human infections. From 2012 to 2020, intensified STEC surveillance was performed in Germany where the subtyping of ~8,000 clinical isolates by molecular methods, including whole-genome sequencing, was carried out. A rare STEC serotype, O181:H4, associated with HUS was identified, and like the STEC O104:H4 outbreak strain, this strain belongs to sequence type 678 (ST678). Genomic and virulence comparisons revealed that the two strains are phylogenetically related and differ principally in the gene cluster encoding their respective lipopolysaccharide O-antigens but exhibit similar virulence phenotypes. In addition, five other serotypes belonging to ST678 from human clinical infection, such as OX13:H4, O127:H4, OgN-RKI9:H4, O131:H4, and O69:H4, were identified from diverse locations worldwide. IMPORTANCE Our data suggest that the high-virulence ensemble of the STEC O104:H4 outbreak strain remains a global threat because genomically similar strains cause disease worldwide but that the horizontal acquisition of O-antigen gene clusters has diversified the O-antigens of strains belonging to ST678. Thus, the identification of these highly pathogenic strains is masked by diverse and rare O-antigens, thereby confounding the interpretation of their potential risk.
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- Christina Lang
- Division of Enteropathogenic Bacteria and Legionella, National Reference Centre for Salmonella and Other Enteric Bacterial Pathogens, Robert Koch Institut, Wernigerode, Germany
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- Division of Enteropathogenic Bacteria and Legionella, National Reference Centre for Salmonella and Other Enteric Bacterial Pathogens, Robert Koch Institut, Wernigerode, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Gastro and Food Safety (One Health) Division, Health Security Agency, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Unité des Bactéries Pathogènes Entériques, Paris, France
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- Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site Braunschweig-Hannover, Hannover, Germany
- Braunschweig Integrated Center of Systems Biology (BRICS), Technical University, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Enteropathogenic Bacteria and Legionella, National Reference Centre for Salmonella and Other Enteric Bacterial Pathogens, Robert Koch Institut, Wernigerode, Germany
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Li Y, Li P, Zhang W, Zheng X, Gu Q. New Wine in Old Bottle: Caenorhabditis Elegans in Food Science. FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2023.2172429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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- Yonglu Li
- School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition; Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-food Processing; Fuli Institute of Food Science; National Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition; Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-food Processing; Fuli Institute of Food Science; National Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Food Science and Biotechnology, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Suzuki Y, Shimizu H, Tamai S, Hoshiko Y, Maeda T, Nukazawa K, Iguchi A, Masago Y, Ishii S. Simultaneous detection of various pathogenic Escherichia coli in water by sequencing multiplex PCR amplicons. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2023; 195:264. [PMID: 36600083 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10863-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Waterborne diseases due to pathogen contamination in water are a serious problem all over the world. Accurate and simultaneous detection of pathogens in water is important to protect public health. In this study, we developed a method to simultaneously detect various pathogenic Escherichia coli by sequencing the amplicons of multiplex PCR. Our newly designed multiplex PCR amplified five genes for pathogenic E. coli (uidA, stx1, stx2, STh gene, and LT gene). Additional two PCR assays (for aggR and eae) were also designed and included in the amplicon sequencing analysis. The same assays were also used for digital PCR (dPCR). Strong positive correlations were observed between the sequence read count and the dPCR results for most of the genes targeted, suggesting that our multiplex PCR-amplicon sequencing approach could provide quantitative information. The method was also successfully applied to monitor the level of pathogenic E. coli in river water and wastewater samples. The approach shown here could be expanded by targeting genes for other pathogens.
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- Yoshihiro Suzuki
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Biological Functions Engineering, Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2-4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, 808-0196, Japan
- Present address: Division of Microbiology, Department of Infectious Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-Machi, Kurume-City, Fukuoka, 830-0011, Japan
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- Department of Biological Functions Engineering, Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 2-4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, 808-0196, Japan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Animal and Grassland Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Center for Climate Change Adaptation, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota, Falcon Heights, MN, USA
- Bio Technology Institute, University of Minnesota, Falcon Heights, MN, USA
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Ray R, Singh P. Prevalence and Implications of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli in Farm and Wild Ruminants. Pathogens 2022; 11:1332. [PMID: 36422584 PMCID: PMC9694250 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11111332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/08/2022] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a food-borne pathogen that causes human gastrointestinal infections across the globe, leading to kidney failure or even death in severe cases. E. coli are commensal members of humans and animals' (cattle, bison, and pigs) guts, however, may acquire Shiga-toxin-encoded phages. This acquisition or colonization by STEC may lead to dysbiosis in the intestinal microbial community of the host. Wildlife and livestock animals can be asymptomatically colonized by STEC, leading to pathogen shedding and transmission. Furthermore, there has been a steady uptick in new STEC variants representing various serotypes. These, along with hybrids of other pathogenic E. coli (UPEC and ExPEC), are of serious concern, especially when they possess enhanced antimicrobial resistance, biofilm formation, etc. Recent studies have reported these in the livestock and food industry with minimal focus on wildlife. Disturbed natural habitats and changing climates are increasingly creating wildlife reservoirs of these pathogens, leading to a rise in zoonotic infections. Therefore, this review comprehensively surveyed studies on STEC prevalence in livestock and wildlife hosts. We further present important microbial and environmental factors contributing to STEC spread as well as infections. Finally, we delve into potential strategies for limiting STEC shedding and transmission.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL 60115, USA
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Rodwell EV, Chan YW, Sawyer C, Carroll A, McNamara E, Allison L, Browning L, Holmes A, Godbole G, McCarthy N, Jenkins C. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli clonal complex 32, including serotype O145:H28, in the UK and Ireland. J Med Microbiol 2022; 71. [PMID: 35984744 DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.001579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Introduction. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 has been the most clinically significant STEC serotype in the UK for over four decades. Over the last 10 years we have observed a decrease in STEC O157:H7 and an increase in non-O157 STEC serotypes, such as O145:H28.Gap Statement. Little is known about the microbiology and epidemiology of STEC belonging to CC32 (including O145:H28) in the UK. The aim of this study was to integrate genomic data with patient information to gain a better understanding of the virulence, disease severity, epidemic risk assessment and population structure of this clinically significant clonal complex.Methodology. Isolates of E. coli belonging to CC32 (n=309) in the archives of public health agencies in the UK and Ireland were whole-genome-sequenced, virulence-profiled and integrated with enhanced surveillance questionnaire (ESQ) data, including exposures and disease severity.Results. Overall, diagnoses of STEC belonging to CC32 (290/309, 94 %) in the UK have increased every year since 2014. Most cases were female (61 %), and the highest proportion of cases belonged to the 0-4 age group (53/211,25 %). The frequency of symptoms of diarrhoea (92 %), abdominal pain (84 %), blood in stool (71 %) and nausea (51 %) was similar to that reported in cases of STEC O157:H7, although cases of STEC CC32 were more frequently admitted to hospital (STEC CC32 48 % vs O157:H7 34 %) and/or developed haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) (STEC CC32 9 % vs O157:H7 4 %).The majority of STEC isolates (268/290, 92 %) had the stx2a/eae virulence gene combination, most commonly associated with progression to STEC HUS. There was evidence of person-to-person transmission and small, temporally related, geographically dispersed outbreaks, characteristic of foodborne outbreaks linked to nationally distributed products.Conclusion. We recommend more widespread use of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of all STEC serogroups, the development of consistent strategies for the follow-up testing of PCR-positive faecal specimens, the implementation of more comprehensive and standardized collection of epidemiological data, and routine sharing of sequencing data between public health agencies worldwide.
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- Ella V Rodwell
- National Infection Service, UK Health Security Agency, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5AT, UK
- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK
- NIHR HPRU in Gastrointestinal Infections at University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
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- National Infection Service, UK Health Security Agency, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5AT, UK
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- Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre, Public Health Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Public Health Laboratory, Health Service Executive, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland
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- Public Health Laboratory, Health Service Executive, Cherry Orchard Hospital, Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland
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- Scottish E. coli O157/STEC Reference Laboratory, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4SA, UK
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- Scottish E. coli O157/STEC Reference Laboratory, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4SA, UK
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- National Infection Service, UK Health Security Agency, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5AT, UK
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- NIHR HPRU in Gastrointestinal Infections at University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
- Public Health and Primary Care, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- National Infection Service, UK Health Security Agency, 61 Colindale Avenue, London, NW9 5AT, UK
- NIHR HPRU in Gastrointestinal Infections at University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli and a Fresh View on Shiga Toxin-Binding Glycosphingolipids of Primary Human Kidney and Colon Epithelial Cells and Their Toxin Susceptibility. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23136884. [PMID: 35805890 PMCID: PMC9266556 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23136884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) are the human pathogenic subset of Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing E. coli (STEC). EHEC are responsible for severe colon infections associated with life-threatening extraintestinal complications such as the hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) and neurological disturbances. Endothelial cells in various human organs are renowned targets of Stx, whereas the role of epithelial cells of colon and kidneys in the infection process has been and is still a matter of debate. This review shortly addresses the clinical impact of EHEC infections, novel aspects of vesicular package of Stx in the intestine and the blood stream as well as Stx-mediated extraintestinal complications and therapeutic options. Here follows a compilation of the Stx-binding glycosphingolipids (GSLs), globotriaosylceramide (Gb3Cer) and globotetraosylceramide (Gb4Cer) and their various lipoforms present in primary human kidney and colon epithelial cells and their distribution in lipid raft-analog membrane preparations. The last issues are the high and extremely low susceptibility of primary renal and colonic epithelial cells, respectively, suggesting a large resilience of the intestinal epithelium against the human-pathogenic Stx1a- and Stx2a-subtypes due to the low content of the high-affinity Stx-receptor Gb3Cer in colon epithelial cells. The review closes with a brief outlook on future challenges of Stx research.
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Ren LL, Zhou JY, Liang SJ, Wang XQ. Impaired intestinal stem cell activity in ETEC infection: enterotoxins, cyclic nucleotides, and Wnt signaling. Arch Toxicol 2022; 96:1213-1225. [PMID: 35226135 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-021-03213-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) in humans and animals colonizes the intestine and thereafter secrets heat-stable enterotoxin (ST) with or without heat-labile enterotoxin (LT), which triggers massive fluid and electrolyte secretion into the gut lumen. The crosstalk between the cyclic nucleotide-dependent protein kinase/cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (cAMP or cGMP/CFTR) pathway involved in ETEC-induced diarrhea channels, and the canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway leads to changes in intestinal stem cell (ISC) fates, which are strongly associated with developmental disorders caused by diarrhea. We review how alterations in enterotoxin-activated ion channel pathways and the canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway can explain inhibited intestinal epithelial activity, characterize alterations in the crosstalk of cyclic nucleotides, and predict harmful effects on ISCs in targeted therapy. Besides, we discuss current deficits in the understanding of enterotoxin-intestinal epithelial cell activity relationships that should be considered when interpreting sequelae of diarrhea.
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- Lu-Lu Ren
- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University/Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control/National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University/Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control/National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University/Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control/National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University/Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture/Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition Control/National Engineering Research Center for Breeding Swine Industry, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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Zhang H, Yamamoto E, Murphy J, Carrillo C, Locas A. Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and STEC-Associated Virulence Genes in Raw Ground Pork in Canada. J Food Prot 2021; 84:1956-1964. [PMID: 34197587 DOI: 10.4315/jfp-21-147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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ABSTRACT Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7/nonmotile and some non-O157 STEC strains are foodborne pathogens. In response to pork-associated O157 STEC outbreaks in Canada, we investigated the occurrence of STEC in Canadian retail raw ground pork during the period of 1 November 2014 to 31 March 2016. Isolated STEC strains were characterized to determine the Shiga toxin gene (stx) subtype and the presence of virulence genes encoding intimin (eae) and enterohemorrhagic E. coli hemolysin (hlyA). O157 STEC and non-O157 STEC strains were isolated from 1 (0.11%) of 879 and 13 (2.24%) of 580 pork samples, respectively. STEC virulence gene profiles containing both eae and hlyA were found only in the O157 STEC (stx2a, eae, hlyA) isolate. The eae gene was absent from all non-O157 STEC isolates. Of the 13 non-O157 STEC isolates, two virulence genes of stx1a and hlyA were found in four (30.8%) O91:H14 STEC isolates, whereas one virulence gene of stx2e, stx1a, and stx2a was identified in five (38.5%), two (15.4%), and one (7.7%) STEC isolates, respectively, of various serotypes. The remaining non-O157 STEC isolate carried stx2, but the subtype is unknown because this isolate could not be recovered for sequencing. O91:H14 STEC (stx1a, hlyA) was previously reported in association with diarrheal illnesses, whereas the other non-O157 STEC isolates identified in this study are not known to be associated with severe human illnesses. Virulence gene profiles identified in this study indicate that the occurrence of non-O157 STEC capable of causing severe human illness is rare in Canadian retail pork. However, O157 STEC in ground pork can occasionally occur; therefore, education regarding the potential risks associated with STEC contamination of pork would be beneficial for the public and those in the food industry to help reduce foodborne illnesses. HIGHLIGHTS
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- Helen Zhang
- Food Safety Science Directorate, Science Branch, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 1400 Merivale Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0Y9
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- Food Safety Science Directorate, Science Branch, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 1400 Merivale Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0Y9
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- Food Safety Science Directorate, Science Branch, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 1400 Merivale Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0Y9
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- Research and Development, Ottawa Laboratory (Carling), Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Building 22, CEF 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0Y9
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- Food Safety Science Directorate, Science Branch, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 1400 Merivale Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0Y9
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Koeppel MB, Glaser J, Baumgartner T, Spriewald S, Gerlach RG, von Armansperg B, Leong JM, Stecher B. Scalable Reporter Assays to Analyze the Regulation of stx2 Expression in Shiga Toxin-Producing Enteropathogens. Toxins (Basel) 2021; 13:toxins13080534. [PMID: 34437405 PMCID: PMC8402550 DOI: 10.3390/toxins13080534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Stx2 is the major virulence factor of EHEC and is associated with an increased risk for HUS in infected patients. The conditions influencing its expression in the intestinal tract are largely unknown. For optimal management and treatment of infected patients, the identification of environmental conditions modulating Stx2 levels in the human gut is of central importance. In this study, we established a set of chromosomal stx2 reporter assays. One system is based on superfolder GFP (sfGFP) using a T7 polymerase/T7 promoter-based amplification loop. This reporter can be used to analyze stx2 expression at the single-cell level using FACSs and fluorescence microscopy. The other system is based on the cytosolic release of the Gaussia princeps luciferase (gluc). This latter reporter proves to be a highly sensitive and scalable reporter assay that can be used to quantify reporter protein in the culture supernatant. We envision that this new set of reporter tools will be highly useful to comprehensively analyze the influence of environmental and host factors, including drugs, small metabolites and the microbiota, on Stx2 release and thereby serve the identification of risk factors and new therapies in Stx-mediated pathologies.
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- Martin B. Koeppel
- Max-von-Pettenkofer Institute, LMU Munich, Pettenkoferstr. 9a, 80336 Munich, Germany; (J.G.); (T.B.); (S.S.); (B.v.A.)
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site LMU Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany
- Correspondence: (M.B.K.); (B.S.)
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- Max-von-Pettenkofer Institute, LMU Munich, Pettenkoferstr. 9a, 80336 Munich, Germany; (J.G.); (T.B.); (S.S.); (B.v.A.)
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site LMU Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Max-von-Pettenkofer Institute, LMU Munich, Pettenkoferstr. 9a, 80336 Munich, Germany; (J.G.); (T.B.); (S.S.); (B.v.A.)
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site LMU Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Max-von-Pettenkofer Institute, LMU Munich, Pettenkoferstr. 9a, 80336 Munich, Germany; (J.G.); (T.B.); (S.S.); (B.v.A.)
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site LMU Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Mikrobiologisches Institut-Klinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Wasserturmstraße 3/5, 91054 Erlangen, Germany;
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- Max-von-Pettenkofer Institute, LMU Munich, Pettenkoferstr. 9a, 80336 Munich, Germany; (J.G.); (T.B.); (S.S.); (B.v.A.)
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site LMU Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111, USA;
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- Max-von-Pettenkofer Institute, LMU Munich, Pettenkoferstr. 9a, 80336 Munich, Germany; (J.G.); (T.B.); (S.S.); (B.v.A.)
- German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner Site LMU Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany
- Correspondence: (M.B.K.); (B.S.)
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Im H, Hwang SH, Kim BS, Choi SH. Pathogenic potential assessment of the Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli by a source attribution-considered machine learning model. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2018877118. [PMID: 33986113 PMCID: PMC8157976 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2018877118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Instead of conventional serotyping and virulence gene combination methods, methods have been developed to evaluate the pathogenic potential of newly emerging pathogens. Among them, the machine learning (ML)-based method using whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data are getting attention because of the recent advances in ML algorithms and sequencing technologies. Here, we developed various ML models to predict the pathogenicity of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) isolates using their WGS data. The input dataset for the ML models was generated using distinct gene repertoires from positive (pathogenic) and negative (nonpathogenic) control groups in which each STEC isolate was designated based on the source attribution, the relative risk potential of the isolation sources. Among the various ML models examined, a model using the support vector machine (SVM) algorithm, the SVM model, discriminated between the two control groups most accurately. The SVM model successfully predicted the pathogenicity of the isolates from the major sources of STEC outbreaks, the isolates with the history of outbreaks, and the isolates that cannot be assessed by conventional methods. Furthermore, the SVM model effectively differentiated the pathogenic potentials of the isolates at a finer resolution. Permutation importance analyses of the input dataset further revealed the genes important for the estimation, proposing the genes potentially essential for the pathogenicity of STEC. Altogether, these results suggest that the SVM model is a more reliable and broadly applicable method to evaluate the pathogenic potential of STEC isolates compared with conventional methods.
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- Hanhyeok Im
- National Research Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Toxicology, Seoul National University, 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Center for Food Safety and Toxicology, Seoul National University, 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- National Research Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Toxicology, Seoul National University, 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Center for Food Safety and Toxicology, Seoul National University, 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Food Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, 03760 Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- National Research Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Toxicology, Seoul National University, 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea;
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Center for Food Safety and Toxicology, Seoul National University, 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Center for Food and Bioconvergence, Seoul National University, 08826 Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Rabbi MF, Akter SA, Hasan MJ, Amin A. In Silico Characterization of a Hypothetical Protein from Shigella dysenteriae ATCC 12039 Reveals a Pathogenesis-Related Protein of the Type-VI Secretion System. Bioinform Biol Insights 2021; 15:11779322211011140. [PMID: 33994781 PMCID: PMC8076777 DOI: 10.1177/11779322211011140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Shigellosis caused by Shigella dysenteriae is a major public health concern worldwide, particularly in developing countries. The bacterial genome is known, but there are many hypothetical proteins whose functions are yet to be discovered. A hypothetical protein (accession no. WP_128879999.1, 161 residues) of S. dysenteriae ATCC 12039 strain was selected in this study for comprehensive structural and functional analysis. Subcellular localization and different physicochemical properties of this hypothetical protein were estimated indicating it as a stable, soluble, and extracellular protein. Functional annotation tools, such as NCBI-CD Search, Pfam, and InterProScan, predicted our target protein to be an amidase effector protein 4 (Tae4) of type-VI secretion system (T6SS). Multiple sequence alignment of the homologous sequences coincided with previous findings. Random coil was found to be predominant in secondary structure. Three-dimensional (3D) structure of the protein was obtained using homology modeling method by SWISS-MODEL server using a template protein (PDB ID: 4J30) of 80.12% sequence identity. The 3D structure became more stable after YASARA energy minimization and was validated by several quality assessment tools like PROCHECK, QMEAN, Verify3D, and ERRAT. Superimposition of the target with the template protein by UCSF Chimera generated RMSD value of 0.115 Å, suggesting a reliable 3D structure. The active site of the modeled structure was predicted and visualized by CASTp server and PyMOL. Interestingly, similar binding affinity and key interacting residues were found for the target protein and a Salmonella enterica Tae4 protein with the ligand L-Ala D-Glu-mDAP by molecular docking analysis. Protein-protein docking was also performed between the target protein and hemolysin coregulated protein 1 of T6SS. Finally, the protein was found to be a unique protein of S. dysenteriae nonhomologous to human by comparative genomics approach indicating a potential therapeutic target. Most pathogens harboring T6SS in their system pose a significant threat to the human health. Many T6SSs and their effectors are associated with interbacterial competition, pathogenesis, and virulency; however, relationships between these effectors and pathogenicity of S. dysenteriae are yet to be determined. The study findings provide a lucrative platform for future antibacterial treatment.
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- Md Fazley Rabbi
- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Noakhali, Bangladesh
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Fu S, Yang Q, Wang Q, Pang B, Lan R, Wei D, Qu B, Liu Y. Continuous Genomic Surveillance Monitored the In Vivo Evolutionary Trajectories of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Identified a New Virulent Genotype. mSystems 2021; 6:e01254-20. [PMID: 33468708 PMCID: PMC7820670 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.01254-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Our ability to predict evolutionary trajectories of pathogens is one of the promising leverages to fight against the pandemic disease, yet few studies have addressed this question in situ, due to the difficulty in monitoring the milestone evolutionary events for a given pathogen and in understanding the evolutionary strategies. In this study, we monitored the real-time evolution of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in response to successive antibiotic treatment in three shrimp farms in North China from 2011 to 2018 by whole-genome sequencing. Results showed that the stepwise emergence of resistance was associated with the antibiotic usage. Genomic analysis of resistant isolates showed that the acquisition of the resistant mobile genetic elements flanked by an insertion sequence (ISVal1) closely mirrored the antibiotics used in shrimp farms since 2014. Next, we also identified 50 insertion sites of ISVal1 in the chromosome, which facilitated the formation of pathogenicity islands (PAIs) and fitness islands in the following years. Further, horizontal transfers of a virulent trh-nik-ure genomic island (GI) and two GIs improving the fitness have been observed in two farms since 2016. In this case study, we proposed that the insertion sequence triggered four major evolutionary events during the outbreaks of shrimp disease in three farms, including horizontal transfer of transposon (HTT) (stage 1), the formation of resistance islands (stage 2) and the PAIs (stage 3), and horizontal transfer of the PAIs (stage 4). This study presented the first in vivo evolutionary trajectories for a given bacterial pathogen, which helps us to understand the emergence mechanisms of new genotypes.IMPORTANCE Most human infectious diseases originate from animals. Thus, how to reduce or prevent pandemic zoonoses before they emerge in people is becoming a critical issue. Continuous genomic surveillance of the evolutionary trajectories of potential human pathogens on farms is a promising strategy to realize early warning. Here, we conducted an 8-year surveillance of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in three shrimp farms. The results showed that the use of antibiotics and horizontal transfer of transposons (HTT) drove the evolution of V. parahaemolyticus, which could be divided into four stages: HTT, formation of resistance islands, formation of pathogenicity islands (PAIs), and horizontal transfer of PAIs. This study presented the first in vivo monitoring of evolutionary trajectories for a given bacterial pathogen, providing valuable information for the prevention of pandemic zoonoses.
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- Songzhe Fu
- College of Marine Science and Environment, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment Controlled Aquaculture (KLECA), Ministry of Education, Dalian, China
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- Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- College of Marine Science and Environment, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment Controlled Aquaculture (KLECA), Ministry of Education, Dalian, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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- School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- College of Marine Science and Environment, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment Controlled Aquaculture (KLECA), Ministry of Education, Dalian, China
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- College of Marine Science and Environment, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, China
- Key Laboratory of Environment Controlled Aquaculture (KLECA), Ministry of Education, Dalian, China
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Abdelwahab R, Yasir M, Godfrey RE, Christie GS, Element SJ, Saville F, Hassan EA, Ahmed EH, Abu-Faddan NH, Daef EA, Busby SJW, Browning DF. Antimicrobial resistance and gene regulation in Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli from Egyptian children with diarrhoea: Similarities and differences. Virulence 2020; 12:57-74. [PMID: 33372849 PMCID: PMC7781526 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2020.1859852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) is a common diarrhoeagenic human pathogen, isolated from patients in both developing and industrialized countries, that is becoming increasingly resistant to many frontline antibiotics. In this study, we screened 50 E. coli strains from children presenting with diarrhea at the outpatients clinic of Assiut University Children’s Hospital, Egypt. We show that all of these isolates were resistant to multiple classes of antibiotics and identified two as being typical EAEC strains. Using whole genome sequencing, we determined that both isolates carried, amongst others, blaCTX-M and blaTEM antibiotic resistance genes, as well as many classical EAEC virulence determinants, including the transcriptional regulator, AggR. We demonstrate that the expression of these virulence determinants is dependent on AggR, including aar, which encodes for a repressor of AggR, Aar. Since biofilm formation is the hallmark of EAEC infection, we examined the effect of Aar overexpression on both biofilm formation and AggR-dependent gene expression. We show that whilst Aar has a minimal effect on AggR-dependent transcription it is able to completely disrupt biofilm formation, suggesting that Aar affects these two processes differently. Taken together, our results suggest a model for the induction of virulence gene expression in EAEC that may explain the ubiquity of EAEC in both sick and healthy individuals.
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- Radwa Abdelwahab
- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham , Birmingham, UK.,Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University , Assiut, Egypt
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham , Birmingham, UK.,Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park , Norwich, UK
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham , Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham , Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham , Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham , Birmingham, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University , Assiut, Egypt
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham , Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham , Birmingham, UK
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Koutsoumanis K, Allende A, Alvarez‐Ordóñez A, Bover‐Cid S, Chemaly M, Davies R, De Cesare A, Herman L, Hilbert F, Lindqvist R, Nauta M, Peixe L, Ru G, Simmons M, Skandamis P, Suffredini E, Jenkins C, Monteiro Pires S, Morabito S, Niskanen T, Scheutz F, da Silva Felício MT, Messens W, Bolton D. Pathogenicity assessment of Shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and the public health risk posed by contamination of food with STEC. EFSA J 2020. [DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Canizalez-Roman A, Velazquez-Roman J, Valdez-Flores MA, Flores-Villaseñor H, Vidal JE, Muro-Amador S, Guadrón-Llanos AM, Gonzalez-Nuñez E, Medina-Serrano J, Tapia-Pastrana G, León-Sicairos N. Detection of antimicrobial-resistance diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains in surface water used to irrigate food products in the northwest of Mexico. Int J Food Microbiol 2019; 304:1-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2019.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Navarro-Garcia F, Ruiz-Perez F, Cataldi Á, Larzábal M. Type VI Secretion System in Pathogenic Escherichia coli: Structure, Role in Virulence, and Acquisition. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:1965. [PMID: 31543869 PMCID: PMC6730261 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Bacterial pathogens utilize a myriad of mechanisms to invade mammalian hosts, damage tissue sites, and evade the immune system. One essential strategy of Gram-negative bacteria is the secretion of virulence factors through both inner and outer membranes to reach a potential target. Most secretion systems are harbored in mobile elements including transposons, plasmids, pathogenicity islands, and phages, and Escherichia coli is one of the more versatile bacteria adopting this genetic information by horizontal gene transfer. Additionally, E. coli is a bacterial species with members of the commensal intestinal microbiota and pathogens associated with numerous types of infections such as intestinal, urinary, and systemic in humans and other animals. T6SS cluster plasticity suggests evolutionarily divergent systems were acquired horizontally. T6SS is a secretion nanomachine that is extended through the bacterial double membrane; from this apparatus, substrates are conveyed straight from the cytoplasm of the bacterium into a target cell or to the extracellular space. This nanomachine consists of three main complexes: proteins in the inner membrane that are T4SS component-like, the baseplate complex, and the tail complex, which are formed by components evolutionarily related to contractile bacteriophage tails. Advances in the T6SS understanding include the functional and structural characterization of at least 13 subunits (so-called core components), which are thought to comprise the minimal apparatus. So far, the main role of T6SS is on bacterial competition by using it to kill neighboring non-immune bacteria for which antibacterial proteins are secreted directly into the periplasm of the bacterial target after cell-cell contact. Interestingly, a few T6SSs have been associated directly to pathogenesis, e.g., roles in biofilm formation and macrophage survival. Here, we focus on the advances on T6SS from the perspective of E. coli pathotypes with emphasis in the secretion apparatus architecture, the mechanisms of pathogenicity of effector proteins, and the events of lateral gene transfer that led to its spread.
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- Fernando Navarro-Garcia
- Department of Cell Biology, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN (CINVESTAV-IPN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, United States
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- Laboratorio de Escherichia coli, Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO) INTA-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Escherichia coli, Instituto de Agrobiotecnología y Biología Molecular (IABIMO) INTA-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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QseC Signaling in the Outbreak O104:H4 Escherichia coli Strain Combines Multiple Factors during Infection. J Bacteriol 2019; 201:JB.00203-19. [PMID: 31235511 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00203-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) from the O104:H4 specific serotype caused a large outbreak of bloody diarrhea with some complicated cases of hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) in Europe in 2011. The outbreak strain consisted in an EAEC capable to produce the Shiga toxin (Stx) subtype 2a, a characteristic from enterohemorrhagic E. coli QseBC two-component system detects AI-3/Epi/NE and mediates the chemical signaling between pathogen and mammalian host. This system coordinates a cascade of virulence genes expression in important human enteropathogens. The blocking of QseC of EAEC C227-11 (Stx+) strain by N-phenyl-4-{[(phenylamino) thioxomethyl]amino}-benzenesulfonamide (also known as LED209) in vivo demonstrated a lower efficiency of colonization. The periplasmic protein VisP, which is related to survival mechanisms in a colitis model of infection, bacterial membrane maintenance, and stress resistance, here presented high levels of expression during the initial infection within the host. Under acid stress conditions, visP expression levels were differentiated in an Stx-dependent way. Together, these results emphasize the important role of VisP and the histidine kinase sensor QseC in the C227-11 (Stx+) outbreak strain for the establishment of the infectious niche process in the C57BL/6 mouse model and of LED209 as a promising antivirulence drug strategy against these enteric pathogens.IMPORTANCE EAEC is a remarkable etiologic agent of acute and persistent diarrhea worldwide. The isolates harbor specific subsets of virulence genes and their pathogenesis needs to be better understood. Chemical signaling via histidine kinase sensor QseC has been shown as a potential target to elucidate the orchestration of the regulatory cascade of virulence factors.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The current review is to update the results on epidemiology, pathobiology, and genes related to virulence, clinical presentation, molecular diagnosis, antimicrobial resistance, and extraintestinal infection of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC). RECENT FINDINGS EAEC subclinical infection was significantly associated with reduced length at 2 years of age and EAEC and coinfections were associated with reduced delta weight-for-length and weight-for-age z-scores in the first 6 months of age in the MAL-ED birth cohort study. EAEC was associated with malnutrition in children 6-24 months of age in prospective case-control studies in Bangladesh and Brazil. Virulence gene-based studies have suggested aggregative fimbriae II may be a major contributor to disease, whereas AggR-activated regulator a marker of less severe disease. The high ability of EAEC colonization likely exacerbates effects of other microbial virulence strategies. Molecular diagnosis has been useful for understanding EAEC burden, although different criteria may relate to different pathogenic outcomes. SUMMARY EAEC gained special interest in the past few years, especially due to association with growth decrements in children with subclinical infections and its important role as a copathogen. Understanding of EAEC pathogenesis advanced but further research is needed for elucidating both microbial and host factors influencing infection outcomes.
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An Stx-EAEC O59:NM[H19] strain isolated from a hemolytic uremic syndrome case in Argentina. Rev Argent Microbiol 2019; 52:31-35. [PMID: 31262610 DOI: 10.1016/j.ram.2019.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 03/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are a heterogeneous group of foodborne pathogens causing a broad spectrum of human disease, from uncomplicated diarrhea to hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). In this study, we report an HUS case associated with an O59:NM[H19] strain, harboring stx2a, iha, lpfAO26, lpfAO113 genes associated with STEC, and aatA, aap, pic, sigA, agg4A genes associated with enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), named Stx-EAEC. The strain showed low toxicity on Vero cells, and was resistant to streptomycin and trimethoprim/sulfonamides. The child carried the bacteria for more than 100 days. Since the large outbreak associated with Stx-EAEC O104:H4, many strains with similar profiles have been described. In Germany, an O59:NM[H19] strain, with comparable characteristics to the Argentine strain, was isolated from a bloody diarrhea case. In Argentina, this is the first report of an HUS case associated with a Stx-EAEC infection, and represents a new challenge for the surveillance system.
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Comparative Genome Analysis of an Extensively Drug-Resistant Isolate of Avian Sequence Type 167 Escherichia coli Strain Sanji with Novel In Silico Serotype O89b:H9. mSystems 2019; 4:mSystems00242-18. [PMID: 30834329 PMCID: PMC6392093 DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00242-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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E. coli strain Sanji is the first sequenced and analyzed genome of the recently emerged pathogenic XDR strains with sequence type ST167 and novel in silico serotype O89b:H9. Comparison of the genomes of Sanji with other ST167 strains revealed distinct sets of different plasmids, mobile IS elements, and antibiotic resistance genes in each genome, indicating that there exist multiple paths toward achieving XDR. The emergence of these pathogenic ST167 E. coli strains with diverse XDR capabilities highlights the difficulty of preventing or mitigating the development of XDR properties in bacteria and points to the importance of better understanding of the shared underlying virulence mechanisms and physiology of pathogenic bacteria. Extensive drug resistance (XDR) is an escalating global problem. Escherichia coli strain Sanji was isolated from an outbreak of pheasant colibacillosis in Fujian province, China, in 2011. This strain has XDR properties, exhibiting sensitivity to carbapenems but no other classes of known antibiotics. Whole-genome sequencing revealed a total of 32 known antibiotic resistance genes, many associated with insertion sequence 26 (IS26) elements. These were found on the Sanji chromosome and 2 of its 6 plasmids, pSJ_255 and pSJ_82. The Sanji chromosome also harbors a type 2 secretion system (T2SS), a type 3 secretion system (T3SS), a type 6 secretion system (T6SS), and several putative prophages. Sanji and other ST167 strains have a previously uncharacterized O-antigen (O89b) that is most closely related to serotype O89 as determined on the basis of analysis of the wzm-wzt genes and in silico serotyping. This O89b-antigen gene cluster was also found in the genomes of a few other pathogenic sequence type 617 (ST617) and ST10 complex strains. A time-scaled phylogeny inferred from comparative single nucleotide variant analysis indicated that development of these O89b-containing lineages emerged about 30 years ago. Comparative sequence analysis revealed that the core genome of Sanji is nearly identical to that of several recently sequenced strains of pathogenic XDR E. coli belonging to the ST167 group. Comparison of the mobile elements among the different ST167 genomes revealed that each genome carries a distinct set of multidrug resistance genes on different types of plasmids, indicating that there are multiple paths toward the emergence of XDR in E. coli. IMPORTANCEE. coli strain Sanji is the first sequenced and analyzed genome of the recently emerged pathogenic XDR strains with sequence type ST167 and novel in silico serotype O89b:H9. Comparison of the genomes of Sanji with other ST167 strains revealed distinct sets of different plasmids, mobile IS elements, and antibiotic resistance genes in each genome, indicating that there exist multiple paths toward achieving XDR. The emergence of these pathogenic ST167 E. coli strains with diverse XDR capabilities highlights the difficulty of preventing or mitigating the development of XDR properties in bacteria and points to the importance of better understanding of the shared underlying virulence mechanisms and physiology of pathogenic bacteria. Author Video: An author video summary of this article is available.
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Murinda SE, Ibekwe AM, Rodriguez NG, Quiroz KL, Mujica AP, Osmon K. Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Mastitis: An International Perspective. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2019; 16:229-243. [PMID: 30624967 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2018.2491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The pathogen profile of Escherichia coli mastitis reveals a complex etiology involving commensal, environmental, and other distinct E. coli pathotypes such as enteropathogenic E. coli and of recent, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) have been associated with bovine intramammary infections (IMI). Many researchers have not been testing for STEC and focused on E. coli detection without further subtyping, and as such, the prevalence of STEC in mastitis remains underdiagnosed and underreported. Owing to the dearth of information on STEC involvement in IMI, this review provides an international perspective on the prevalence of STEC in mastitis. In addition, predominant serotypes, ancillary virulence factors, and antimicrobial resistance profiles of STEC isolated from mastitis cases were summarized. This information is important for public health policy since STEC impact both animal health and human welfare. Importantly, the low infectious doses of STEC are a major concern to public health. The review highlights the need for further surveillance to ascertain the potential for environmental contamination and food chain security by STEC from bovine mastitis, and emphasizes appropriate, science-based mitigation approaches for prevention or control.
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- Shelton E Murinda
- 1 Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California.,2 College of Agriculture, Center for Antimicrobial Research and Food Safety, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California
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- 3 U.S. Salinity Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Riverside, California
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- 1 Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California
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- 1 Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California
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- 1 Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California
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- 1 Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California
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Hazard Identification and Characterization: Criteria for Categorizing Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli on a Risk Basis †. J Food Prot 2019; 82:7-21. [PMID: 30586326 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-18-291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) comprise a large, highly diverse group of strains. Since the emergence of STEC serotype O157:H7 as an important foodborne pathogen, serotype data have been used for identifying STEC strains, and this use continued as other serotypes were implicated in human infections. An estimated 470 STEC serotypes have been identified, which can produce one or more of the 12 known Shiga toxin (Stx) subtypes. The number of STEC serotypes that cause human illness varies but is probably higher than 100. However, many STEC virulence genes are mobile and can be lost or transferred to other bacteria; therefore, STEC strains that have the same serotype may not carry the same virulence genes or pose the same risk. Although serotype information is useful in outbreak investigations and surveillance studies, it is not a reliable means of assessing the human health risk posed by a particular STEC serotype. To contribute to the development of a set of criteria that would more reliably support hazard identification, this review considered each of the factors contributing to a negative human health outcome: mild diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, and hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). STEC pathogenesis involves entry into the human gut (often via ingestion), attachment to the intestinal epithelial cells, and elaboration of Stx. Production of Stx, which disrupts normal cellular functions and causes cell damage, alone without adherence of bacterial cells to gut epithelial cells is insufficient to cause severe illness. The principal adherence factor in STEC is the intimin protein coded by the eae gene. The aggregative adherence fimbriae adhesins regulated by the aggR gene of enteroaggregative E. coli strains are also effective adherence factors. The stx2a gene is most often present in locus of enterocyte effacement ( eae)-positive STEC strains and has consistently been associated with HUS. The stx2a gene has also been found in eae-negative, aggR-positive STEC that have caused HUS. HUS cases where other stx gene subtypes were identified indicate that other factors such as host susceptibility and the genetic cocktail of virulence genes in individual isolates may affect their association with severe diseases.
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- The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meetings on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) Secretariat, * Food Safety and Quality Unit, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy
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Yasir M, Icke C, Abdelwahab R, Haycocks JR, Godfrey RE, Sazinas P, Pallen MJ, Henderson IR, Busby SJW, Browning DF. Organization and architecture of AggR-dependent promoters from enteroaggregative Escherichia coli. Mol Microbiol 2018; 111:534-551. [PMID: 30485564 PMCID: PMC6392122 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC), is a diarrhoeagenic human pathogen commonly isolated from patients in both developing and industrialized countries. Pathogenic EAEC strains possess many virulence determinants, which are thought to be involved in causing disease, though, the exact mechanism by which EAEC causes diarrhoea is unclear. Typical EAEC strains possess the transcriptional regulator, AggR, which controls the expression of many virulence determinants, including the attachment adherence fimbriae (AAF) that are necessary for adherence to human gut epithelial cells. Here, using RNA‐sequencing, we have investigated the AggR regulon from EAEC strain 042 and show that AggR regulates the transcription of genes on both the bacterial chromosome and the large virulence plasmid, pAA2. Due to the importance of fimbriae, we focused on the two AAF/II fimbrial gene clusters in EAEC 042 (afaB‐aafCB and aafDA) and identified the promoter elements and AggR‐binding sites required for fimbrial expression. In addition, we examined the organization of the fimbrial operon promoters from other important EAEC strains to understand the rules of AggR‐dependent activation. Finally, we generated a series of semi‐synthetic promoters to define the minimal sequence required for AggR‐mediated activation and show that the correct positioning of a single AggR‐binding site is sufficient to confer AggR‐dependence.
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- Muhammad Yasir
- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.,Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UA, UK
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.,Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Department of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs Lyngby, Denmark
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- Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UA, UK
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Microbiology and Infection, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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Lang C, Fruth A, Holland G, Laue M, Mühlen S, Dersch P, Flieger A. Novel type of pilus associated with a Shiga-toxigenic E. coli hybrid pathovar conveys aggregative adherence and bacterial virulence. Emerg Microbes Infect 2018; 7:203. [PMID: 30514915 PMCID: PMC6279748 DOI: 10.1038/s41426-018-0209-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Revised: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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A large German outbreak in 2011 was caused by a locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE)-negative enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) strain of the serotype O104:H4. This strain harbors markers that are characteristic of both EHEC and enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), including aggregative adhesion fimbriae (AAF) genes. Such rare EHEC/EAEC hybrids are highly pathogenic due to their possession of a combination of genes promoting severe toxicity and aggregative adhesion. We previously identified novel EHEC/EAEC hybrids and observed that one strain exhibited aggregative adherence but had no AAF genes. In this study, a genome sequence analysis showed that this strain belongs to the genoserotype O23:H8, MLST ST26, and harbors a 5.2 Mb chromosome and three plasmids. One plasmid carries some EAEC marker genes, such as aatA and genes with limited protein homology (11–61%) to those encoding the bundle-forming pilus (BFP) of enteropathogenic E. coli. Due to significant protein homology distance to known pili, we designated these as aggregate-forming pili (AFP)-encoding genes and the respective plasmid as pAFP. The afp operon was arranged similarly to the operon of BFP genes but contained an additional gene, afpA2, which is homologous to afpA. The deletion of the afp operon, afpA, or a nearby gene (afpR) encoding an AraC-like regulator, but not afpA2, led to a loss of pilin production, piliation, bacterial autoaggregation, and importantly, a >80% reduction in adhesion and cytotoxicity toward epithelial cells. Gene sets similar to the afp operon were identified in a variety of aatA-positive but AAF-negative intestinal pathogenic E. coli. In summary, we characterized widely distributed and novel fimbriae that are essential for aggregative adherence and cytotoxicity in a LEE-negative Shiga-toxigenic hybrid.
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- Christina Lang
- Division of Enteropathogenic Bacteria and Legionella, Robert Koch Institut, Wernigerode, Saxony-Anhalt, 38855, Germany
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- Division of Enteropathogenic Bacteria and Legionella, Robert Koch Institut, Wernigerode, Saxony-Anhalt, 38855, Germany
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- Division of Advanced Light and Electron Microscopy, Robert Koch Institut, Berlin, 13353, Germany
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- Division of Advanced Light and Electron Microscopy, Robert Koch Institut, Berlin, 13353, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Infection Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, 38124, Germany
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- Department of Molecular Infection Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, 38124, Germany
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- Division of Enteropathogenic Bacteria and Legionella, Robert Koch Institut, Wernigerode, Saxony-Anhalt, 38855, Germany.
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Karmali MA. Factors in the emergence of serious human infections associated with highly pathogenic strains of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. Int J Med Microbiol 2018; 308:1067-1072. [PMID: 30146439 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2018.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022] Open
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The appearance of highly pathogenic strains of Shiga toxin (Stx)-producingEscherichia. coli (STEC) has owed largely to the acquisition of Stx-encoding prophages by strains of E. coli that have pre-existing potential as enteric pathogens, such as atypical enteropathogenic E. coli (aEPEC) and enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC). However, while high pathogenic potential is necessary, it is not sufficient for such strains to have a serious public health impact (i.e., large outbreaks, many cases of HUS, or both). To do so requires susceptible hosts and additional elements related to transmission, such as, socio-economic, societal, and lifestyle, factors. Two examples are discussed to illustrate this. The factors involved in the emergence of serious disease associated with E. coli O157:H7 in the 1980s probably included a massive increase in population exposure to this pathogen, likely as a result of the introduction of factory farming of cattle in the 1960s, and the development and wide patronage of fast food hamburger restaurants, and, potentially, waning immunity to intimin as a result of the reduction of incidence of enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) infection. In the devastating outbreak of Stx2-positiveEAEC O104:H4 in 2011, the wide distribution of the proposed vehicle of transmission, imported fenugreek seeds, was decisive in the exposure of a large population in Central Europe to this pathogen. Contributing factors likely included a preference for eating raw sprouts as a healthy food choice by the affected cases, many of whom were women. Low population levels of immunity to Stx2 probably contributed to the severe clinical outcome. A better understanding of the factors responsible for the emergence of potentially dangerous STEC pathogens as well as of extensive and serious disease associated with them can enhance public health strategies to respond to them.
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- Mohamed A Karmali
- Public Health Consultant, 388 Princess Avenue, Toronto, M2N 3S9, Canada.
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Harrison LM, Gaines DW, Babu US, Balan KV, Reimschuessel R, Do AB, Pereira MR, Bigley EC, Ferguson M, Mehta A, Williams KM. Diet-induced obesity precipitates kidney dysfunction and alters inflammatory mediators in mice treated with Shiga Toxin 2. Microb Pathog 2018; 123:250-258. [PMID: 30016681 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2018.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Shiga Toxin (Stx)-producing E. coli (STEC) continue to be a prominent cause of foodborne outbreaks of hemorrhagic colitis worldwide, and can result in life-threatening diseases, including hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), in susceptible individuals. Obesity-associated immune dysfunction has been shown to be a risk factor for infectious diseases, although few studies have addressed the role of obesity in foodborne diseases. We hypothesized that obesity may affect the development of HUS through an alteration of immune responses and kidney function. We combined diet-induced obese (DIO) and HUS mouse models to look for differences in disease outcome between DIO and wild-type (WT) male and female C57 B l/6 mice. Following multiple intraperitoneal injections with endotoxin-free saline or sublethal doses of purified Stx2, we examined DIO and WT mice for signs of HUS development. DIO mice receiving Stx2 injections lost more body weight, and had significantly higher (p < 0.001) BUN, serum creatinine, and neutrophil counts compared to WT mice or DIO mice receiving saline injections. Lymphocyte counts were significantly (p < 0.05) lower in Stx2-treated obese mice compared to WT mice or saline-treated DIO mice. In addition to increased Stx2-induced kidney dysfunction, DIO mouse kidneys also had significantly increased expression of IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, MCP-1, and KC RNA compared to saline controls (p < 0.05). Serum cytokine levels of IL-6 and KC were also significantly higher in Stx2-treated mice compared to saline controls, but there were no significant differences between the WT and DIO mice. WT and DIO mice treated with Stx2 exhibited significantly higher degrees of kidney tubular dilation and necrosis as well as some signs of tissue repair/regeneration, but did not appear to progress to the full pathology typically associated with human HUS. Although the combined obesity/HUS mouse model did not manifest into HUS symptoms and pathogenesis, these data demonstrate that obesity alters kidney function, inflammatory cells and cytokine production in response to Stx2, and may play a role in HUS severity in a susceptible model of infection.
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- Lisa M Harrison
- Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 8301 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA.
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- Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 8301 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA
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- Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 8301 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA
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- Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 8301 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA
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- Office of Research, Center for Veterinary Medicine, Food and Drug Administration, 8401 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA
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- Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 8301 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA
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- Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 8301 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA
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- Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 8301 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA
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- Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 8301 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA
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- Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 8301 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA
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- Office of Applied Research and Safety Assessment, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 8301 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, MD, 20708, USA
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Loos S, Aulbert W, Hoppe B, Ahlenstiel-Grunow T, Kranz B, Wahl C, Staude H, Humberg A, Benz K, Krause M, Pohl M, Liebau MC, Schild R, Lemke J, Beringer O, Müller D, Härtel C, Wigger M, Vester U, Konrad M, Haffner D, Pape L, Oh J, Kemper MJ. Intermediate Follow-up of Pediatric Patients With Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome During the 2011 Outbreak Caused by E. coli O104:H4. Clin Infect Dis 2018; 64:1637-1643. [PMID: 28329394 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background. In 2011 Escherichia coli O104:H4 caused an outbreak with >800 cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in Germany, including 90 children. Data on the intermediate outcome in children after HUS due to E. coli O104:H4 have been lacking. Methods. Follow-up data were gathered retrospectively from the medical records of patients who had been included in the German Pediatric HUS Registry during the 2011 outbreak. Results. Seventy-two of the 89 (81%) patients were included after a median follow-up of 3.0 (0.9-4.7) years. Hypertension and proteinuria were present in 19% and 28% of these patients, respectively. Of 4 patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) > stage 2 at short-term follow-up, 1 had a normalized estimated glomerular filtration rate, and 3 (4%) had persistent CKD > stage 2. In 1 of these patients, CKD improved from stage 4 to 3; 1 who had CKD stage 5 at presentation received kidney transplantation; and 1 patient required further hemodialysis during follow-up. One patient (1.4%) still had major neurological symptoms at the latest follow-up. Dialysis during the acute phase (P = .01), dialysis duration (P = .01), and the duration of oligo-/anuria (P = .005) were associated with the development of renal sequelae. Patients treated with eculizumab (n = 11) and/or plasmapheresis (n = 13) during the acute phase of HUS had comparable outcomes. Conclusions. The overall outcome of pediatric patients after HUS due to E. coli O104:H4 was equivalent to previous reports on HUS due to other types of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). Regular follow-up visits in patients are recommended after STEC-HUS.
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- Sebastian Loos
- University Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- University Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University Children's Hospital Bonn
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology, University Children's Hospital Muenster
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Rostock
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lu¨beck
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Erlangen
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Freiburg
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- Department of Pediatrics, Department II of Internal Medicine, Center for Molecular Medicine, Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Ageing-Associated Diseases (CECAD), and Systems Biology of Ageing Cologne (Sybacol), University of Cologne
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- University Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- University Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lu¨beck
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- Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Essen
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- Department of General Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology, University Children's Hospital Muenster
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- Departement of Pediatric Nephrology, Medical School Hannover
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- Departement of Pediatric Nephrology, Medical School Hannover
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- University Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- University Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
- Department of Pediatrics, AK Hamburg Nord, Asklepios Medical School, Germany
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Kavaliauskiene S, Dyve Lingelem AB, Skotland T, Sandvig K. Protection against Shiga Toxins. Toxins (Basel) 2017; 9:E44. [PMID: 28165371 PMCID: PMC5331424 DOI: 10.3390/toxins9020044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2016] [Revised: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Shiga toxins consist of an A-moiety and five B-moieties able to bind the neutral glycosphingolipid globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) on the cell surface. To intoxicate cells efficiently, the toxin A-moiety has to be cleaved by furin and transported retrogradely to the Golgi apparatus and to the endoplasmic reticulum. The enzymatically active part of the A-moiety is then translocated to the cytosol, where it inhibits protein synthesis and in some cell types induces apoptosis. Protection of cells can be provided either by inhibiting binding of the toxin to cells or by interfering with any of the subsequent steps required for its toxic effect. In this article we provide a brief overview of the interaction of Shiga toxins with cells, describe some compounds and conditions found to protect cells against Shiga toxins, and discuss whether they might also provide protection in animals and humans.
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- Simona Kavaliauskiene
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, N-0379 Oslo, Norway.
- Center for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, N-0379 Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, N-0379 Oslo, Norway.
- Center for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, N-0379 Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, N-0379 Oslo, Norway.
- Center for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, N-0379 Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital, N-0379 Oslo, Norway.
- Center for Cancer Biomedicine, Faculty of Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, N-0379 Oslo, Norway.
- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, N-0316 Oslo, Norway.
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Karmali MA. Emerging Public Health Challenges of Shiga Toxin–ProducingEscherichia coliRelated to Changes in the Pathogen, the Population, and the Environment. Clin Infect Dis 2016; 64:371-376. [DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Monteiro R, Ageorges V, Rojas-Lopez M, Schmidt H, Weiss A, Bertin Y, Forano E, Jubelin G, Henderson IR, Livrelli V, Gobert AP, Rosini R, Soriani M, Desvaux M. A secretome view of colonisation factors in Shiga toxin-encodingEscherichia coli(STEC): from enterohaemorrhagicE. coli(EHEC) to related enteropathotypes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2016; 363:fnw179. [DOI: 10.1093/femsle/fnw179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Baranzoni GM, Fratamico PM, Gangiredla J, Patel I, Bagi LK, Delannoy S, Fach P, Boccia F, Anastasio A, Pepe T. Characterization of Shiga Toxin Subtypes and Virulence Genes in Porcine Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:574. [PMID: 27148249 PMCID: PMC4838603 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Similar to ruminants, swine have been shown to be a reservoir for Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), and pork products have been linked with outbreaks associated with STEC O157 and O111:H-. STEC strains, isolated in a previous study from fecal samples of late-finisher pigs, belonged to a total of 56 serotypes, including O15:H27, O91:H14, and other serogroups previously associated with human illness. The isolates were tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and a high-throughput real-time PCR system to determine the Shiga toxin (Stx) subtype and virulence-associated and putative virulence-associated genes they carried. Select STEC strains were further analyzed using a Minimal Signature E. coli Array Strip. As expected, stx2e (81%) was the most common Stx variant, followed by stx1a (14%), stx2d (3%), and stx1c (1%). The STEC serogroups that carried stx2d were O15:H27, O159:H16 and O159:H-. Similar to stx2a and stx2c, the stx2d variant is associated with development of hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome, and reports on the presence of this variant in STEC strains isolated from swine are lacking. Moreover, the genes encoding heat stable toxin (estIa) and enteroaggregative E. coli heat stable enterotoxin-1 (astA) were commonly found in 50 and 44% of isolates, respectively. The hemolysin genes, hlyA and ehxA, were both detected in 7% of the swine STEC strains. Although the eae gene was not found, other genes involved in host cell adhesion, including lpfAO113 and paa were detected in more than 50% of swine STEC strains, and a number of strains also carried iha, lpfAO26, lpfAO157, fedA, orfA, and orfB. The present work provides new insights on the distribution of virulence factors among swine STEC strains and shows that swine may carry Stx1a-, Stx2e-, or Stx2d-producing E. coli with virulence gene profiles associated with human infections.
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- Gian Marco Baranzoni
- Eastern Regional Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service Wyndmoor, PA, USA
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- Eastern Regional Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service Wyndmoor, PA, USA
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- Center of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Laurel, MD, USA
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- Center of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Laurel, MD, USA
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- Eastern Regional Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service Wyndmoor, PA, USA
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- Food Safety Laboratory, University of Paris-Est, Anses, Maisons-Alfort France
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- Food Safety Laboratory, University of Paris-Est, Anses, Maisons-Alfort France
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, Naples Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, Naples Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, Naples Italy
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Chattaway MA, Dallman TJ, Gentle A, Wright MJ, Long SE, Ashton PM, Perry NT, Jenkins C. Whole Genome Sequencing for Public Health Surveillance of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Other than Serogroup O157. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:258. [PMID: 26973632 PMCID: PMC4776118 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are considered to be a significant threat to public health due to the severity of gastrointestinal symptoms associated with human infection. In England STEC O157 is the most commonly detected STEC serogroup, however, the implementation of PCR at local hospital laboratories has resulted in an increase in the detection of non-O157 STEC. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of whole genome sequencing (WGS) for routine public health surveillance of non-O157 STEC by comparing this approach to phenotypic serotyping and PCR for subtyping the stx-encoding genes. Of the 102 isolates where phenotypic and genotypic serotyping could be compared, 98 gave fully concordant results. The most common non-O157 STEC serogroups detected were O146 (22) and O26 (18). All but one of the 38 isolates that could not be phenotypically serotyped (designated O unidentifiable or O rough) were serotyped using the WGS data. Of the 73 isolates where a flagella type was available by traditional phenotypic typing, all results matched the H-type derived from the WGS data. Of the 140 sequenced non-O157 isolates, 52 (37.1%) harboured stx1 only, 42 (30.0%) had stx2 only, 46 (32.9%) carried stx1 and stx2. Of these, stx subtyping PCR results were available for 131 isolates and 121 of these had concordant results with the stx subtype derived from the WGS data. Of the 10 discordant results, non-specific primer binding during PCR amplification, due to the similarity of the stx2 subtype gene sequences was the most likely cause. The results of this study showed WGS provided a reliable and robust one-step process for characterization of STEC. Deriving the full serotype from WGS data in real time has enabled us to report a higher level of strain discrimination while stx subtyping provides data on the pathogenic potential of each isolate, enabling us to predict clinical outcome of each case and to monitor the emergence of hyper-virulent strains.
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- Marie A Chattaway
- Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England London, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England London, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England London, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England London, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England London, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England London, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England London, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Bacteria Reference Unit, Public Health England London, UK
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