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Papkovsky DB, Kerry JP. Oxygen Sensor-Based Respirometry and the Landscape of Microbial Testing Methods as Applicable to Food and Beverage Matrices. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:s23094519. [PMID: 37177723 PMCID: PMC10181535 DOI: 10.3390/s23094519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The current status of microbiological testing methods for the determination of viable bacteria in complex sample matrices, such as food samples, is the focus of this review. Established methods for the enumeration of microorganisms, particularly, the 'gold standard' agar plating method for the determination of total aerobic viable counts (TVC), bioluminescent detection of total ATP, selective molecular methods (immunoassays, DNA/RNA amplification, sequencing) and instrumental methods (flow cytometry, Raman spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, calorimetry), are analyzed and compared with emerging oxygen sensor-based respirometry techniques. The basic principles of optical O2 sensing and respirometry and the primary materials, detection modes and assay formats employed are described. The existing platforms for bacterial cell respirometry are then described, and examples of particular assays are provided, including the use of rapid TVC tests of food samples and swabs, the toxicological screening and profiling of cells and antimicrobial sterility testing. Overall, O2 sensor-based respirometry and TVC assays have high application potential in the food industry and related areas. They detect viable bacteria via their growth and respiration; the assay is fast (time to result is 2-8 h and dependent on TVC load), operates with complex samples (crude homogenates of food samples) in a simple mix-and-measure format, has low set-up and instrumentation costs and is inexpensive and portable.
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- Dmitri B Papkovsky
- School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, University College Cork, Pharmacy Building, College Road, T12 YT20 Cork, Ireland
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- School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork, Microbiology Building, College Road, T12 YT20 Cork, Ireland
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Wang J, Ranjbaran M, Ault A, Verma MS. A loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay to detect Bacteroidales and assess risk of fecal contamination. Food Microbiol 2022; 110:104173. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2022.104173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Hailu W, Helmy YA, Carney-Knisely G, Kauffman M, Fraga D, Rajashekara G. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Foodborne Pathogens Isolated from Dairy Cattle and Poultry Manure Amended Farms in Northeastern Ohio, the United States. Antibiotics (Basel) 2021; 10:1450. [PMID: 34943663 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics10121450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Foodborne pathogens significantly impact public health globally. Excessive antimicrobial use plays a significant role in the development of the public health crisis of antibiotic resistance. Here, we determined the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profiles of E. coli O157, Salmonella, L. monocytogenes, and Campylobacter isolated between 2016 and 2020 from small scale agricultural settings that were amended with dairy cattle or poultry manure in Northeastern Ohio. The total prevalence of the foodborne pathogens was 19.3%: Campylobacter 8%, Listeria monocytogenes 7.9%, Escherichia coli O157 1.8%, and Salmonella 1.5%. The prevalence was significantly higher in dairy cattle (87.7%) compared to poultry (12.2%) manure amended farms. Furthermore, the prevalence was higher in manure samples (84%) compared to soil samples (15.9%; p < 0.05). Multiple drug resistance was observed in 73%, 77%, 100%, and 57.3% of E. coli O157, Salmonella, L. monocytogenes, and Campylobacter isolates recovered, respectively. The most frequently observed resistance genes were mphA, aadA, and aphA1 in E. coli O157; blaTEM, tet(B), and strA in Salmonella; penA, ampC, lde, ermB, tet(O), and aadB in L. monocytogenes and blaOXA-61, tet(O), and aadE in Campylobacter. Our results highlight the critical need to address the dissemination of foodborne pathogens and antibiotic resistance in agricultural settings.
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Chandler JC, Franklin AB, Bevins SN, Bentler KT, Bonnedahl J, Ahlstrom CA, Bisha B, Shriner SA. Validation of a screening method for the detection of colistin-resistant E. coli containing mcr-1 in feral swine feces. J Microbiol Methods 2020; 172:105892. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2020.105892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Baker CA, De J, Bertoldi B, Dunn L, Chapin T, Jay-Russell M, Danyluk MD, Schneider KR. Prevalence and concentration of stx+ E. coli and E. coli O157 in bovine manure from Florida farms. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0217445. [PMID: 31125367 PMCID: PMC6534375 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0217445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Fresh produce outbreaks due to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) continue to occur in the United States (US). Manure-amended soils can pose a public health risk when used for growing raw agricultural commodities. Knowing the prevalence and concentration of STEC in untreated biological soil amendments of animal origin (BSAAO) is important to help guide the most appropriate pre-harvest interval(s) following application to limit risks from these soil amendments. Bovine manure samples were collected from 12 farms in Florida, including samples from piles, lagoons, barns, and screened solids. Two methods were used to detect stx1/2 and rfbE genes in samples. A prevalence rate of 9% for stx1 and/or stx2 and 19% for rfbE was observed from the 518 bovine manure samples evaluated. A most probable number (MPN) assay was performed on stx+ samples when applicable. The geometric mean for stx+ samples (n = 20) was 3.37 MPN g-1 (0.53 log MPN g-1) with a maximum value of 6,800 MPN g-1 (3.83 log MPN g-1). This research was part of a larger nationwide geographical study on the prevalence and concentration of STEC in bovine manure to help guide regulations on feasible pre-harvest intervals for the application of untreated BSAAO.
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- Christopher A. Baker
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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- Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, Florida, United States of America
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- Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, Florida, United States of America
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- Western Center for Food Safety, University of California, Davis, California, United States of America
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
- Citrus Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Lake Alfred, Florida, United States of America
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America
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Rotundo L, Amagliani G, Carloni E, Omiccioli E, Magnani M, Paoli G. Evaluation of PCR-based methods for the identification of enteroaggregative hemorrhagic Escherichia coli in sprouts. Int J Food Microbiol 2019; 291:59-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2018.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Revised: 11/09/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Noll LW, Chall R, Shridhar PB, Liu X, Bai J, Delannoy S, Fach P, Nagaraja TG. Validation and Application of a Real-Time PCR Assay Based on the CRISPR Array for Serotype-Specific Detection and Quantification of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Cattle Feces †. J Food Prot 2018; 81:1157-1164. [PMID: 29939793 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-18-049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Several real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assays have been developed for detection and quantification of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in complex matrices by targeting genes for serogroup-specific O-antigen ( rfbEO157), H7 antigen, and one or more major virulence factors (Shiga toxin and intimin). A major limitation of such assays is that coamplification of H7 and virulence genes in a sample does not signal association of those genes with the O157 serogroup. Clusters of regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) polymorphisms are highly correlated with certain enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) serotypes, including O157:H7, and the presence of genes for Shiga toxin ( stx1 and stx2) and intimin ( eae). Our objectives were to develop and validate a qPCR assay targeting the CRISPR array for the detection and quantification of EHEC O157:H7 in cattle feces and to evaluate the applicability of the assay for detection of and comparison with a four-plex qPCR assay targeting rfbEO157, stx1, stx2, and eae genes and a culture method. Detection limits of the CRISPRO157:H7 qPCR assay for cattle feces spiked with pure cultures were 2.1 × 103 and 2.3 × 100 CFU/g before and after enrichment, respectively. Detection of E. coli O157 in feedlot cattle fecal samples ( n = 576) was compared among the CRISPRO157:H7 qPCR assay, culture method, and four-plex qPCR assay. The CRISPRO157:H7 qPCR detected 42.2% of the samples (243 of 576 samples) as positive for E. coli O157:H7, compared with 30.4% (175 samples) by the culture method. Nearly all samples (97.2%; 560 samples) were positive for rfbEO157 by the four-plex PCR, but 21.8% (122 of 560 samples) were negative for the stx and/or eae genes, making it unlikely that EHEC O157:H7 was present in these samples. Cohen's kappa statistic indicated a fair and poor agreement beyond that due to chance between the CRISPR assay and the culture method and four-plex assay, respectively. This novel qPCR assay can detect the EHEC O157:H7 serotype in cattle feces by targeting CRISPR polymorphisms.
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- Lance W Noll
- 1 Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- 2 Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- 2 Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- 3 Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), Food Safety Laboratory, Platform IdentyPath, Université Paris-Est, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- 3 Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety (ANSES), Food Safety Laboratory, Platform IdentyPath, Université Paris-Est, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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Persad AK, LeJeune J. A Review of Current Research and Knowledge Gaps in the Epidemiology of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. in Trinidad and Tobago. Vet Sci 2018; 5:E42. [PMID: 29673213 PMCID: PMC6024509 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci5020042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli are two of the main causes of foodborne disease globally, and while they have been implicated as possible causes of foodborne disease within the Caribbean region, the actual incidence is unknown. Trinidad and Tobago, one of the larger countries in the Caribbean, has an estimated annual foodborne disease burden of over 100,000 cases and, similar to other countries, the etiology of most of these cases is unknown. Both pathogens can reside as part of the normal gastrointestinal microflora of many wild and domestic animals, with animals acting as reservoirs, spillover hosts, or dead-end hosts. Carriage in animal species can be asymptomatic or, in the case of Salmonella in particular, there may be clinical manifestation in animals, which resemble the disease seen in humans. In this review, we will focus on the epidemiology of these two foodborne pathogens in Trinidad and Tobago and identify any knowledge gaps in the published literature. The filling of this critical knowledge void is essential for the development and implementation of appropriate mechanisms to reduce the dissemination and transmission of these pathogens, not only in Trinidad and Tobago, but also in the wider Caribbean.
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- Anil K Persad
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Mount Hope, Trinidad and Tobago.
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- Food Animal Health Research Program, The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, 1680 Madison Ave, Wooster, OH 44691, USA.
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Beauvais W, Gart EV, Bean M, Blanco A, Wilsey J, McWhinney K, Bryan L, Krath M, Yang CY, Manriquez Alvarez D, Paudyal S, Bryan K, Stewart S, Cook PW, Lahodny G, Baumgarten K, Gautam R, Nightingale K, Lawhon SD, Pinedo P, Ivanek R. The prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 fecal shedding in feedlot pens is affected by the water-to-cattle ratio: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0192149. [PMID: 29414986 PMCID: PMC5802916 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0192149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Escherichia coli O157:H7 fecal shedding in feedlot cattle is common and is a public health concern due to the risk of foodborne transmission that can result in severe, or even fatal, disease in people. Despite a large body of research, few practical and cost-effective farm-level interventions have been identified. In this study, a randomized controlled trial was conducted to assess the effect of reducing the level of water in automatically refilling water-troughs on fecal shedding of E. coli O157:H7 in feedlot cattle. Pens in a feedlot in the Texas Panhandle were randomly allocated as control (total number: 17) or intervention (total number: 18) pens. Fecal samples (2,759 in total) were collected both at baseline and three weeks after the intervention, and tested for the presence of E. coli O157:H7 using immunomagnetic bead separation and selective culture. There was a strong statistical association between sampling date and the likelihood of a fecal sample testing positive for E. coli O157:H7. Pen was also a strong predictor of fecal prevalence. Despite accounting for this high level of clustering, a statistically significant association between reduced water levels in the trough and increased prevalence of E. coli O157:H7 in the feces was observed (Odds Ratio = 1.6; 95% Confidence Interval: 1.2–2.0; Likelihood Ratio Test: p = 0.02). This is the first time that such an association has been reported, and suggests that increasing water-trough levels may be effective in reducing shedding of E. coli O157:H7 in cattle feces, although further work would be needed to test this hypothesis. Controlling E. coli O157:H7 fecal shedding at the pre-harvest level may lead to a reduced burden of human foodborne illness attributed to this pathogen in beef.
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- Wendy Beauvais
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas, United States of America
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- Texas A&M Agrilife Research, Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
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- Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
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- Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, United States of America
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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- Texas A&M Agrilife Research, Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America
- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, United States of America
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Castro VS, Carvalho RCT, Conte-Junior CA, Figuiredo EES. Shiga-toxin ProducingEscherichia coli: Pathogenicity, Supershedding, Diagnostic Methods, Occurrence, and Foodborne Outbreaks. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2017; 16:1269-1280. [DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Vinicius Silva Castro
- Animal Science Program, Faculdade de Agronomia e Zootecnia; Univ. Federal de Mato Grosso; 78060-900 Mato Grosso Brazil
- Natl. Inst. of Health Quality Control; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; Rio de Janeiro 21040-900 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Nutrition, Food and Metabolism Program, Faculdade de Nutrição; Univ. Federal de Mato Grosso; 78060-900 Mato Grosso Brazil
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- Dept. of Food Technology, Faculdade de Veterinária; Univ. Federal Fluminense; 24230-340 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Food Science Program, Inst. de Química; Univ. Federal do Rio de Janeiro; 21941-909 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
- Natl. Inst. of Health Quality Control; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; Rio de Janeiro 21040-900 Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Animal Science Program, Faculdade de Agronomia e Zootecnia; Univ. Federal de Mato Grosso; 78060-900 Mato Grosso Brazil
- Nutrition, Food and Metabolism Program, Faculdade de Nutrição; Univ. Federal de Mato Grosso; 78060-900 Mato Grosso Brazil
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Cull CA, Renter DG, Dewsbury DM, Noll LW, Shridhar PB, Ives SE, Nagaraja TG, Cernicchiaro N. Feedlot- and Pen-Level Prevalence of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in Feces of Commercial Feedlot Cattle in Two Major U.S. Cattle Feeding Areas. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2017; 14:309-317. [PMID: 28281781 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2016.2227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to determine feedlot- and pen-level fecal prevalence of seven enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) belonging to serogroups (O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, O145, and O157, or EHEC-7) in feces of feedlot cattle in two feeding areas in the United States. Cattle pens from four commercial feedlots in each of the two major U.S. beef cattle areas were sampled. Up to 16 pen-floor fecal samples were collected from each of 4-6 pens per feedlot, monthly, for a total of three visits per feedlot, from June to August, 2014. Culture procedures including fecal enrichment in E. coli broth, immunomagnetic separation, and plating on selective media, followed by confirmation through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, were conducted. Generalized linear mixed models were fitted to estimate feedlot-, pen-, and sample-level fecal prevalence of EHEC-7 and to evaluate associations between potential demographic and management risk factors with feedlot and within-pen prevalence of EHEC-7. All study feedlots and 31.0% of the study pens had at least one non-O157 EHEC-positive fecal sample, whereas 62.4% of pens tested positive for EHEC O157; sample-level prevalence estimates ranged from 0.0% for EHEC O121 to 18.7% for EHEC O157. Within-pen prevalence of EHEC O157 varied significantly by sampling month; similarly within-pen prevalence of non-O157 EHEC varied significantly by month and by the sex composition of the pen (heifer, steer, or mixed). Feedlot management factors, however, were not significantly associated with fecal prevalence of EHEC-7. Intraclass correlation coefficients for EHEC-7 models indicated that most of the variation occurred between pens, rather than within pens, or between feedlots. Hence, the potential combination of preharvest interventions and pen-level management strategies may have positive food safety impacts downstream along the beef chain.
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- Charley A Cull
- 1 Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University , Manhattan, Kansas
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University , Manhattan, Kansas
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University , Manhattan, Kansas
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University , Manhattan, Kansas
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University , Manhattan, Kansas
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- 2 Department of Agricultural Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, West Texas A&M University , Canyon, Texas
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University , Manhattan, Kansas
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University , Manhattan, Kansas
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Noll LW, Baumgartner WC, Shridhar PB, Cull CA, Dewsbury DM, Shi X, Cernicchiaro N, Renter DG, Nagaraja TG. Pooling of Immunomagnetic Separation Beads Does Not Affect Detection Sensitivity of Six Major Serogroups of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Cattle Feces. J Food Prot 2016; 79:59-65. [PMID: 26735030 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-15-236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) of the serogroups O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145, often called non-O157 STEC, are foodborne pathogens. Cattle are asymptomatic reservoirs for STEC; the organisms reside in the hindgut and are shed in the feces, which serve as the source of food product contaminations. Culture-based detection of non-O157 STEC involves an immunomagnetic separation (IMS) step to capture the specific serogroups in complex matrices, such as feces. The IMS procedure is time consuming and labor intensive because of the need to subject each fecal sample to six individual beads. Therefore, our objective was to evaluate whether pooling of IMS beads affects sensitivity of non-O157 STEC detection compared with using individual IMS beads. The evaluation was done by comparing detection of serogroups in feces spiked with pure cultures (experiments 1 and 2) and from feces (n = 384) of naturally shedding cattle (experiment 3). In spiked fecal samples, detection with pools of three, four, six, or seven beads was similar to, or at times higher than, detection with individual IMS beads. In experiment 3, the proportions of fecal samples that tested positive for the six serogroups as detected by individual or pooled beads were similar. Based on noninferiority tests, detection with pooled beads was not substantially inferior to detection with individual beads (P > 0.05). In conclusion, the pooling of IMS beads is a better option for detection of STEC serogroups in fecal samples compared with individual beads because the procedure saves time and labor and has the prospect of a higher throughput.
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- Lance W Noll
- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA.
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Noll LW, Shridhar PB, Dewsbury DM, Shi X, Cernicchiaro N, Renter DG, Nagaraja TG. A Comparison of Culture- and PCR-Based Methods to Detect Six Major Non-O157 Serogroups of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Cattle Feces. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0135446. [PMID: 26270482 PMCID: PMC4536017 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2015] [Accepted: 07/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Culture-based methods to detect the six major non-O157 (O26, O45, O103, O111, O121 and O145) Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) are not well established. Our objectives of this study were to develop a culture-based method to detect the six non-O157 serogroups in cattle feces and compare the detection with a PCR method. Fecal samples (n = 576) were collected in a feedlot from 24 pens during a 12-week period and enriched in E. coli broth at 40° C for 6 h. Enriched samples were subjected to immunomagnetic separation, spread-plated onto a selective chromogenic medium, and initially pooled colonies, and subsequently, single colonies were tested by a multiplex PCR targeting six serogroups and four virulence genes, stx1, stx2, eae, and ehxA (culture method). Fecal suspensions, before and after enrichment, were also tested by a multiplex PCR targeting six serogroups and four virulence genes (PCR method). There was no difference in the proportions of fecal samples that tested positive (74.3 vs. 77.4%) for one or more of the six serogroups by either culture or the PCR method. However, each method detected one or more of the six serogroups in samples that were negative by the other method. Both culture method and PCR indicated that O26, O45, and O103 were the dominant serogroups. Higher proportions (P < 0.05) of fecal samples were positive for O26 (44.4 vs. 22.7%) and O121 (22.9 vs. 2.3%) serogroups by PCR than by the culture method. None of the fecal samples contained more than four serogroups. Only a small proportion of the six serogroups (23/640; 3.6%) isolated carried Shiga toxin genes. The culture method and the PCR method detected all six serogroups in samples negative by the other method, highlighting the importance of subjecting fecal samples to both methods for accurate detection of the six non-O157 STEC in cattle feces.
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- Lance W. Noll
- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States of America
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Noll LW, Shridhar PB, Shi X, An B, Cernicchiaro N, Renter DG, Nagaraja TG, Bai J. A Four-Plex Real-Time PCR Assay, Based on rfbE, stx1, stx2, and eae Genes, for the Detection and Quantification of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157 in Cattle Feces. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2015; 12:787-94. [PMID: 26317538 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2015.1951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Several real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays have been developed to detect and quantify Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7, but none have targeted the O-antigen specific gene (rfbEO157) in combination with the three major virulence genes, stx1, stx2, and eae. Our objectives were to develop and validate a four-plex, quantitative PCR (mqPCR) assay targeting rfbE(O157), stx1, stx2, and eae for the detection and quantification of STEC O157 in cattle feces, and compare the applicability of the assay to detect STEC O157 to a culture method and conventional PCR (cPCR) targeting the same four genes. Specificity of the mqPCR assay to differentially detect the four genes was confirmed with strains of O157 and non-O157 STEC with different profiles of target genes. In cattle feces spiked with pure cultures, detection limits were 2.8×10(4) and 2.8×10(0) colony-forming units/g before and after enrichment, respectively. Detection of STEC O157 in feedlot cattle fecal samples (n=278) was compared between mqPCR, cPCR, and a culture method. The mqPCR detected 48.9% (136/278) of samples as positive for E. coli O157. Of the 100 samples that were randomly picked from 136 mqPCR-positive samples, 35 and 48 tested positive by cPCR and culture method, respectively. Of the 100 samples randomly chosen from 142 mqPCR-negative samples, all were negative by cPCR, but 21 samples tested positive by the culture method. McNemar's chi-square tests indicated significant disagreement between the proportions of positive samples detected by the three methods. In conclusion, the mqPCR assay that targets four genes is a novel and more sensitive method than the cPCR or culture method to detect STEC O157 in cattle feces. However, the use of real-time PCR as a screening method to identify positive samples and then subjecting only positive samples to a culture method may underestimate the presence of STEC O157 in fecal samples.
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- Lance W Noll
- 1 Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University , Manhattan, Kansas
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University , Manhattan, Kansas
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University , Manhattan, Kansas
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- 2 Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University , Manhattan, Kansas
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University , Manhattan, Kansas
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University , Manhattan, Kansas
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- 1 Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University , Manhattan, Kansas
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- 2 Department of Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University , Manhattan, Kansas
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Jacob ME, Bai J, Renter DG, Rogers AT, Shi X, Nagaraja TG. Comparing real-time and conventional PCR to culture-based methods for detecting and quantifying Escherichia coli O157 in cattle feces. J Food Prot 2014; 77:314-9. [PMID: 24490927 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-13-304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Detection of Escherichia coli O157 in cattle feces has traditionally used culture-based methods; PCR-based methods have been suggested as an alternative. We aimed to determine if multiplex real-time (mq) or conventional PCR methods could reliably detect cattle naturally shedding high (≥10(4) CFU/g of feces) and low (∼10(2) CFU/g of feces) concentrations of E. coli O157. Feces were collected from pens of feedlot cattle and evaluated for E. coli O157 by culture methods. Samples were categorized as (i) high shedders, (ii) immunomagnetic separation (IMS) positive after enrichment, or (iii) culture negative. DNA was extracted pre- and postenrichment from 100 fecal samples from each category (high shedder, IMS positive, culture negative) and subjected to mqPCR and conventional PCR assays based on detecting three genes, rfbE, stx1, and stx2. In feces from cattle determined to be E. coli O157 high shedders by culture, 37% were positive by mqPCR prior to enrichment; 85% of samples were positive after enrichment. In IMS-positive samples, 4% were positive by mqPCR prior to enrichment, while 43% were positive after enrichment. In culture-negative feces, 7% were positive by mqPCR prior to enrichment, and 40% were positive after enrichment. The proportion of high shedder-positive and culture-positive (high shedder and IMS) samples were significantly different from mqPCR-positive samples before and after enrichment (P < 0.01). Similar results were observed for conventional PCR. Our data suggest that mqPCR and conventional PCR are most useful in identifying high shedder animals and may not be an appropriate substitute to culture-based methods for detection of E. coli O157 in cattle feces.
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- M E Jacob
- Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, North Carolina State University, 1060 William Moore Drive, College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607, USA.
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, North Carolina State University, 1060 William Moore Drive, College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, Kansas State University, 1800 Denison Avenue, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA
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Bibbal D, Loukiadis E, Kérourédan M, Peytavin de Garam C, Ferré F, Cartier P, Gay E, Oswald E, Auvray F, Brugère H. Intimin gene (eae) subtype-based real-time PCR strategy for specific detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli serotypes O157:H7, O26:H11, O103:H2, O111:H8, and O145:H28 in cattle feces. Appl Environ Microbiol 2014; 80:1177-84. [PMID: 24296503 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.03161-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains belonging to serotypes O157:H7, O26:H11, O103:H2, O111:H8, and O145:H28 are known to be associated with particular subtypes of the intimin gene (eae), namely, γ1, β1, ε, θ, and γ1, respectively. This study aimed at evaluating the usefulness of their detection for the specific detection of these five main pathogenic STEC serotypes in cattle feces. Using real-time PCR assays, 58.7% of 150 fecal samples were found positive for at least one of the four targeted eae subtypes. The simultaneous presence of stx, eae, and one of the five O group markers was found in 58.0% of the samples, and the five targeted stx plus eae plus O genetic combinations were detected 143 times. However, taking into consideration the association between eae subtypes and O group markers, the resulting stx plus eae subtype plus O combinations were detected only 46 times. The 46 isolation assays performed allowed recovery of 22 E. coli strains belonging to one of the five targeted STEC serogroups. In contrast, only 2 of 39 isolation assays performed on samples that were positive for stx, eae and an O group marker, but that were negative for the corresponding eae subtype, were successful. Characterization of the 24 E. coli isolates showed that 6 were STEC, including 1 O157:H7, 3 O26:H11, and 2 O145:H28. The remaining 18 strains corresponded to atypical enteropathogenic E. coli (aEPEC). Finally, the more discriminating eae subtype-based PCR strategy described here may be helpful for the specific screening of the five major STEC in cattle feces.
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Williams ML, Pearl DL, Bishop KE, Lejeune JT. Use of multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis to evaluate Escherichia coli O157 subtype distribution and transmission dynamics following natural exposure on a closed beef feedlot facility. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2013; 10:827-34. [PMID: 23859259 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2013.1484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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To better understand the epizootiology of Escherichia coli O157:H7 among cattle, all E. coli O157 isolates recovered on a research feedlot during a single feeding period were characterized by multiple-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA). Three distinct MLVA subtypes (A, B, C), accounting for 24%, 15%, and 64% of total isolates, respectively, were identified. Subtypes A and B were isolated at the initiation of sampling, but their prevalence waned and subtype C, first isolated on the third sampling date, became the predominant subtype on the feedlot. Supershedding events, however, occurred with equal frequency for all three MLVA-types. Using a multilevel logistic regression model, we investigated whether the odds of shedding subtype C relative to subtypes A or B were associated with time, diet, or the presence of a penmate shedding high numbers of subtype C. Only time and exposure to an animal shedding MLVA-type C at 10³ colony-forming units or greater in the pen at the time of sampling were significantly associated with increased shedding of subtype C. High-level shedding of those E. coli O157 subtypes better suited for survival in the environment and/or in the host appear to play a significant role in the development of predominant E. coli O157 subtypes. Supershedding events alone are neither required nor sufficient to drive the epidemiology of specific E. coli O157 subtypes. Additional factors are necessary to direct successful on-farm transmission of E. coli O157.
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- Michele L Williams
- 1 Food Animal Health Research Program, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Ohio State University , Wooster, Ohio
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Smith BA, Fazil A, Lammerding AM. A risk assessment model for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in ground beef and beef cuts in Canada: Evaluating the effects of interventions. Food Control 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Kalchayanand N, Arthur TM, Bosilevac JM, Wells JE, Wheeler TL. Chromogenic agar medium for detection and isolation of Escherichia coli serogroups O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145 from fresh beef and cattle feces. J Food Prot 2013; 76:192-9. [PMID: 23433363 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-12-182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains are clinically important foodborne pathogens. Unlike E. coli O157:H7, these foodborne pathogens have no unique biochemical characteristics to readily distinguish them from other E. coli strains growing on plating media. In this study, a chromogenic agar medium was developed in order to differentiate among non-O157 STEC strains of serogroups O26, O45, O103, O111, O121, and O145 on a single agar medium. The ability of this chromogenic agar medium to select and distinguish among these pathogens is based on a combination of utilization of carbohydrates, b -galactosidase activity, and resistance to selective agents. The agar medium in combination with immunomagnetic separation was evaluated and successfully allowed for the detection and isolation of these six serogroups from artificially contaminated fresh beef. The agar medium in combination with immunomagnetic separation also allowed successful detection and isolation of naturally occurring non-O157 STEC strains present in cattle feces. Thirty-five strains of the top six non-O157 STEC serogroups were isolated from 1,897 fecal samples collected from 271 feedlot cattle. This chromogenic agar medium could help significantly in routine screening for the top six non-O157 STEC serogroups from beef cattle and other food.
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- Norasak Kalchayanand
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Nebraska 68933-0166, USA.
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Yoshitomi KJ, Jinneman KC, Zapata R, Weagant SD, Fedio WM. Detection and Isolation of Low Levels of E. coli O157:H7 in Cilantro by Real-Time PCR, Immunomagnetic Separation, and Cultural Methods with and without an Acid Treatment. J Food Sci 2012; 77:M481-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2012.02813.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Volkova VV, Lanzas C, Lu Z, Gröhn YT. Mathematical model of plasmid-mediated resistance to ceftiofur in commensal enteric Escherichia coli of cattle. PLoS One 2012; 7:e36738. [PMID: 22615803 PMCID: PMC3353932 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2012] [Accepted: 04/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial use in food animals may contribute to antimicrobial resistance in bacteria of animals and humans. Commensal bacteria of animal intestine may serve as a reservoir of resistance-genes. To understand the dynamics of plasmid-mediated resistance to cephalosporin ceftiofur in enteric commensals of cattle, we developed a deterministic mathematical model of the dynamics of ceftiofur-sensitive and resistant commensal enteric Escherichia coli (E. coli) in the absence of and during parenteral therapy with ceftiofur. The most common treatment scenarios including those using a sustained-release drug formulation were simulated; the model outputs were in agreement with the available experimental data. The model indicated that a low but stable fraction of resistant enteric E. coli could persist in the absence of immediate ceftiofur pressure, being sustained by horizontal and vertical transfers of plasmids carrying resistance-genes, and ingestion of resistant E. coli. During parenteral therapy with ceftiofur, resistant enteric E. coli expanded in absolute number and relative frequency. This expansion was most influenced by parameters of antimicrobial action of ceftiofur against E. coli. After treatment (>5 weeks from start of therapy) the fraction of ceftiofur-resistant cells among enteric E. coli, similar to that in the absence of treatment, was most influenced by the parameters of ecology of enteric E. coli, such as the frequency of transfer of plasmids carrying resistance-genes, the rate of replacement of enteric E. coli by ingested E. coli, and the frequency of ceftiofur resistance in the latter.
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- Victoriya V Volkova
- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, United States of America.
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Rajtak U, Boland F, Leonard N, Bolton D, Fanning S. Roles of diet and the acid tolerance response in survival of common Salmonella serotypes in feces of finishing pigs. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:110-9. [PMID: 22038599 PMCID: PMC3255617 DOI: 10.1128/aem.06222-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2011] [Accepted: 10/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The persistence of Salmonella in the environment is an important factor influencing the transmission of infection in pig production. This study evaluated the effects of acid tolerance response (ATR), organic acid supplementation, and physical properties of feed on the survival of a five-strain Salmonella mixture in porcine feces held at 4 and 22°C for 88 days. Acid-adapted or non-acid-adapted nalidixic acid-resistant Salmonella strains were used to inoculate feces of pigs fed four different diets, which consisted of a nonpelleted, finely ground meal feed or a finely ground, pelleted feed that was left unsupplemented or was supplemented with K-diformate. Organic acid supplementation and physical properties of feed markedly influenced Salmonella survival, but the effects were highly dependent on storage temperature; survival was unaffected by ATR. The most pronounced effects were observed at 22°C, a temperature similar to that of finishing pig houses. The supplementation of meal diets with K-diformate significantly reduced the duration of survival (P < 0.1) and increased rates of decline (P < 0.0001) of salmonellae in feces compared to survival in feces of pigs fed unsupplemented meal. The pelleting of feed, compared to feeding meal, significantly reduced (P < 0.1) the duration of survival in feces held at 22°C. Only minor effects of feed form and acid supplementation on survivor numbers were observed at 4°C. Differences in the fecal survival of Salmonella could not be related to diet-induced changes in fecal physiochemical parameters. The predominant survival of S. enterica serovar Typhimurium DT193 and serotype 4,[5],12:i:- in porcine feces demonstrates the superior ability of these serotypes to survive in this environment. Fecal survival and transmission of Salmonella in pig herds may be reduced by dietary approaches, but effects are highly dependent on environmental temperature.
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- Ursula Rajtak
- School of Veterinary Medicine, UCD Veterinary Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Mathematical Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, UCD Veterinary Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Ashtown Food Research Centre, Teagasc, Ashtown, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, UCD Veterinary Sciences Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Jacob ME, Shi X, An B, Nagaraja TG, Bai J. Evaluation of a multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction for the quantification of Escherichia coli O157 in cattle feces. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2011; 9:79-85. [PMID: 22047056 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2011.0947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Cattle are asymptomatic reservoirs for Escherichia coli O157, a major foodborne pathogen. The organism generally colonizes the hindgut of cattle and is shed in the feces at low concentrations. The objective of this research was to evaluate a multiplex, real-time polymerase chain reaction (mqPCR) assay for quantification of E. coli O157 in cattle feces using stx1, stx2, and rfbE gene targets. Primer efficiency and analytical sensitivity of the assay were evaluated with a single or pooled (five strain) culture of E. coli O157. In pure culture, the minimum detection limit of the assay was 1.4×10(3) CFU/mL and 3.6×10(3) CFU/mL for the single and five-strain mixture of E. coli O157, respectively. Diagnostic sensitivity was analyzed using DNA extracted from cattle feces spiked with E. coli O157. In feces spiked with the pooled mixture of five E. coli O157 strains, the minimum detection limit was 3.6×10(4) CFU/g. We also evaluated the assay with feces from cattle experimentally inoculated with E. coli O157 by comparing the results to a culture-based method. For the majority of samples tested, the concentration of E. coli O157 detected by the real-time and culture methods was within one log difference. However, the assay could only be evaluated for cattle shedding high concentrations of E. coli O157. In conclusion, the mqPCR quantifying E. coli O157 in cattle feces using stx1, stx2, and rfbE gene targets may have use in detecting and quantifying super shedders, but is not applicable for quantification in animals shedding low concentrations (10(2) to 10(3) CFU/g feces).
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- Megan E Jacob
- Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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Zhu P, Shelton DR, Li S, Adams DL, Karns JS, Amstutz P, Tang CM. Detection of E. coli O157:H7 by immunomagnetic separation coupled with fluorescence immunoassay. Biosens Bioelectron 2011; 30:337-41. [PMID: 22005594 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2011.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2011] [Revised: 05/25/2011] [Accepted: 09/22/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Conventional culture-based methods for detection of E. coli O157:H7 in foods and water sources are time-consuming, and results can be ambiguous, requiring further confirmation by biochemical testing and PCR. A rapid immunoassay prior to cultivation to identify presumptive positive sample would save considerable time and resources. Immunomagnetic separation (IMS) techniques are routinely used for isolation of E. coli O157:H7 from enriched food and water samples, typically in conjunction with cultural detection followed by biochemical and serological confirmation. In this study, we developed a new method that combines IMS with fluorescence immunoassay, termed immunomagnetic fluorescence assay (IMFA), for the detection of E. coli O157:H7. E. coli O157:H7 cells were first captured by anti-O157 antibody-coated magnetic beads and then recognized by a fluorescent detector antibody, forming an immunosandwich complex. This complex was subsequently dissociated for measurement of fluorescence intensity with Signalyte™-II spectrofluorometer. Experiments were conducted to evaluate both linearity and sensitivity of the assay. Capture efficiencies were greater than 98%, as determined by cultural plating and quantitative real-time PCR, when cell concentrations were <10(5) cells/mL. Capture efficiency decreased at higher cell concentrations, due to the limitation of bead binding capacity. At lower cell concentrations (10-10(4) cells/mL), the fluorescence intensity of dissociated Cy5 solution was highly correlated with E. coli 157:H7 cell concentrations. The detection limit was 10 CFU per mL of water. The assay can be completed in less than 3 h since enrichment is not required, as compared to existing techniques that typically require a 24 h incubation for pre-enrichment, followed by confirmatory tests.
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- Peixuan Zhu
- Creatv MicroTech, Inc., Potomac, MD 20854, USA.
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Williams M, Pearl D, LeJeune J. Multiple-locus variable-nucleotide tandem repeat subtype analysis implicates European starlings as biological vectors for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ohio, USA. J Appl Microbiol 2011; 111:982-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05102.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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This review surveys the literature on carriage and transmission of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 in the context of virulence factors and sampling/culture technique. EHEC of the O157:H7 serotype are worldwide zoonotic pathogens responsible for the majority of severe cases of human EHEC disease. EHEC O157:H7 strains are carried primarily by healthy cattle and other ruminants, but most of the bovine strains are not transmitted to people, and do not exhibit virulence factors associated with human disease. Prevalence of EHEC O157:H7 is probably underestimated. Carriage of EHEC O157:H7 by individual animals is typically short-lived, but pen and farm prevalence of specific isolates may extend for months or years and some carriers, designated as supershedders, may harbor high intestinal numbers of the pathogen for extended periods. The prevalence of EHEC O157:H7 in cattle peaks in the summer and is higher in postweaned calves and heifers than in younger and older animals. Virulent strains of EHEC O157:H7 are rarely harbored by pigs or chickens, but are found in turkeys. The bacteria rarely occur in wildlife with the exception of deer and are only sporadically carried by domestic animals and synanthropic rodents and birds. EHEC O157:H7 occur in amphibian, fish, and invertebrate carriers, and can colonize plant surfaces and tissues via attachment mechanisms different from those mediating intestinal attachment. Strains of EHEC O157:H7 exhibit high genetic variability but typically a small number of genetic types predominate in groups of cattle and a farm environment. Transmission to people occurs primarily via ingestion of inadequately processed contaminated food or water and less frequently through contact with manure, animals, or infected people.
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- Witold A Ferens
- Department of Microbiology, Molecular Biology, and Biochemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho 83844-3052, USA.
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Cernicchiaro N, Pearl DL, McEwen SA, LeJeune JT. Assessment of diagnostic tools for identifying cattle shedding and super-shedding Escherichia coli O157:H7 in a longitudinal study of naturally infected feedlot steers in Ohio. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2010; 8:239-48. [PMID: 21034264 DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2010.0666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The objectives of this study were to compare the performance of different diagnostic protocols (rectoanal mucosal swabs and immunomagnetic separation [RAMS-IMS], fecal samples and IMS [fecal-IMS], and direct plating) to determine the prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and to evaluate the pattern of E. coli O157:H7 shedding and super-shedding (defined as having a direct plating count equal to or >10(4) colony forming units of E. coli O157:H7 per gram of feces) in a longitudinal study of naturally infected feedlot steers. RAMS and fecal grab samples were obtained at 14-day intervals from 168 Angus-cross beef steers over a period of 22 weeks. Fecal samples were assessed by direct plating and IMS, whereas RAMS were tested only by enrichment followed by IMS to recover E. coli O157:H7. The period prevalence for shedding was high (62%) among feedlot steers and super-shedding was higher (23%) than anticipated. Although direct plating was the least sensitive method to detect E. coli O157:H7-positive samples, over 20% of high bacterial load samples were not detected by RAMS-IMS and/or fecal-IMS. The sensitivity of RAMS-IMS, fecal-IMS, and direct plating protocols was estimated using simple and multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression models, in which the dependent variable was the dichotomous results of each test and gold standard (i.e., parallel interpretation of the three protocols)-positive individuals were included as an independent variable along with other factors such as dietary supplements, time of sampling, and being exposed to a super-shedding pen-mate. The associations between these factors and the sensitivity of the diagnostic protocols were not statistically significant. In conclusion, differences in the reported impact of diet and probiotics on the shedding of E. coli O157:H7 in previous studies using RAMS-IMS or fecal-IMS were unlikely due to their impact on test performance.
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- Natalia Cernicchiaro
- Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
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Cernicchiaro N, Pearl DL, McEwen SA, Zerby HN, Fluharty FL, Loerch SC, Kauffman MD, Bard JL, LeJeune JT. A Randomized Controlled Trial to Assess the Impact of Dietary Energy Sources, Feed Supplements, and the Presence of Super-Shedders on the Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Feedlot Cattle Using Different Diagnostic Procedures. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2010; 7:1071-81. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2009.0531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Natalia Cernicchiaro
- Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Food Animal and Health Research Program, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
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- Food Animal and Health Research Program, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, Ohio
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Lee JH, Hyeon JY, Heo S, Hwang IG, Kwak HS, Choi IS, Park CK, Seo KH. Comparison of Methods for Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ground Beef and Radish Sprouts. Korean J Food Sci Anim Resour 2010. [DOI: 10.5851/kosfa.2010.30.2.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a potentially fatal foodborne pathogen with a putative reservoir for human infection in feedlot cattle. In order to more effectively identify targets for intervention strategies, we aimed to (1) assess the role of various feedlot habitats in E. coli O157:H7 propagation and (2) provide a framework for examining the relative contributions of animals and the surrounding environment to observed pathogen dynamics. To meet these goals we developed a mathematical model based on an ecological metapopulation framework to track bacterial population dynamics inside and outside the host. We used E. coli O157:H7 microbiological and epidemiological literature to characterize E. coli O157:H7 habitats at the pen level and account for E. coli O157:H7 population processes in water troughs, feedbunks, cattle hosts, and pen floors in the model. Simulations indicated that E. coli O157:H7 was capable of maintaining viable populations in the feedlot without net growth in the cattle gastrointestinal tract, suggesting E. coli O157:H7 may not always act as an obligate parasite. Water troughs and contaminated pen floors appeared to be particularly influential sources driving E. coli O157:H7 population dynamics and thus would serve as prime environmental targets for interventions to effectively reduce the E. coli O157:H7 load at the pen level.
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- P Ayscue
- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.
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de Wet SC, Denman SE, Sly L, McSweeney CS. An improved method for RNA extraction from carcass samples for detection of viable Escherichia coli O157:H7 by reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. Lett Appl Microbiol 2009; 47:399-404. [PMID: 19146528 DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765x.2008.02462.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIMS To develop a rapid RNA extraction procedure for maximizing bacterial RNA yield from carcass samples with low abundance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 without pre-enrichment. METHODS AND RESULTS Nontarget bacterial cells were added to the sample prior to RNA extraction, facilitating the co-precipitation of target RNA along with nontarget RNA and thus enhancing the recovery. This method was developed using a serial dilution of log phase target cells (E. coli O157:H7), combined with a high number of nontarget cells (E. coli K12). Cells were lysed by a bead beating method followed by RNA purification using a commercial kit. A reverse-transcriptase PCR assay for the detection of rfbE gene in E. coli O157:H7 was used to demonstrate that the procedure increased the recovery of amplifiable RNA target with a detection limit of approximately 63 CFU ml(-1) in cultures and 27.5 CFU ml(-1) in carcass liquor. CONCLUSIONS An RNA extraction procedure was developed to detect low numbers (<30 viable cells ml(-1)) of E. coli O157:H7 in carcass liquor without pre-enrichment. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This method could be applied for the detection of E. coli O157:H7 in low abundance on carcasses where rapid detection and early intervention is essential for safety in the livestock industry.
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- S C de Wet
- Queensland Bioscience Precinct, CSIRO Livestock Industries, 306 Carmody Road, St Lucia, Qld 4067, Australia.
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Fox JT, Renter DG, Sanderson MW, Nutsch AL, Shi X, Nagaraja TG. Associations between the presence and magnitude of Escherichia coli O157 in feces at harvest and contamination of preintervention beef carcasses. J Food Prot 2008; 71:1761-7. [PMID: 18810859 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-71.9.1761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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To quantify associations at slaughter between Escherichia coli O157 carcass contamination, fecal-positive animals, and high-shedding animals within truckloads of finished cattle, we sampled up to 32 cattle from each of 50 truckloads arriving at a commercial abattoir in the Midwest United States during a 5-week summer period. Carcass swab samples collected pre-evisceration and fecal samples collected postevisceration were matched within animals and analyzed for the presence of E. coli O157, using enrichment, immunomagnetic separation, and plating on selective media (IMS). In addition, a direct plating procedure was performed on feces to identify high-shedding animals. E. coli O157 was isolated from 39 (2.6%) of 1,503 carcass samples in 15 (30%) truckloads, and 127 (8.5%) of 1,495 fecal samples in 37 (74%) truckloads. Fifty-five (3.7%) high-shedding animals were detected from 26 (52%) truckloads. Truckload high-shedder (Spearman rank-order correlation coefficient [r(s)] = 0.68), IMS-positive (r(s) = 0.48), and combined fecal (r(s) = 0.61) prevalence were significantly correlated with carcass prevalence. The probability of isolating E. coli O157 from a carcass was not significantly associated with the high-shedder or fecal IMS status of the animal from which the carcass was derived. However, the probability of carcass contamination was significantly associated with all truckload-level measures of fecal E. coli O157, particularly whether or not a high shedder was present within the truckload (odds ratio = 16.2; 95% confidence interval, 6.3-43.6). Our results suggest that high shedders within a truckload at slaughter could be a target for mitigation strategies to reduce the probability of preevisceration carcass contamination.
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- J T Fox
- Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-5606, USA
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Brichta-Harhay DM, Guerini MN, Arthur TM, Bosilevac JM, Kalchayanand N, Shackelford SD, Wheeler TL, Koohmaraie M. Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7 contamination on hides and carcasses of cull cattle presented for slaughter in the United States: an evaluation of prevalence and bacterial loads by immunomagnetic separation and direct plating methods. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008; 74:6289-97. [PMID: 18723661 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00700-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The hide and carcass hygiene of cull cattle at slaughter in four geographically distant regions of the United States was examined from July 2005 to April 2006 by measuring the aerobic plate counts (APC) and the prevalences and loads of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7. The geometric mean log(10) APC CFU/100 cm(2) levels on hides and preevisceration and postintervention carcasses ranged from 6.17 to 8.19, 4.24 to 6.47, and 1.46 to 1.96, respectively, and were highest in the summer (P < 0.0001). The average prevalences of Salmonella on hides and preevisceration and postintervention carcasses were 89.6% (95% confidence interval [CI], 85.1 to 94.0), 50.2% (95% CI, 40.9 to 59.5), and 0.8% (95% CI, 0.18 to 1.42), respectively. The prevalences of E. coli O157:H7 were 46.9% (95% CI, 37.3 to 56.6) and 16.7% (95% CI, 9.8 to 23.6) on hides and preevisceration carcasses, respectively. Examination of the concomitant incidence of Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7 showed that, on average, 33.3% (95% CI, 15.9 to 69.8) of cattle hide and 4.1% (95% CI, 0.98 to 17.3) of preevisceration carcass samples were contaminated with both pathogens. The pathogen prevalence on hides and carcasses was not significantly affected by the season; however, significant differences were observed between plants with respect to the incoming pathogen load and the ability to mitigate hide-to-carcass transfer. In spite of these differences, postintervention carcass contamination was significantly reduced (P < 0.001), likely as a result of the use of one or more of the processing interventions employed at each of the four processing plants examined.
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Niu YD, Xu Y, McAllister TA, Rozema EA, Stephens TP, Bach SJ, Johnson RP, Stanford K. Comparison of fecal versus rectoanal mucosal swab sampling for detecting Escherichia coli O157:H7 in experimentally inoculated cattle used in assessing bacteriophage as a mitigation strategy. J Food Prot 2008; 71:691-8. [PMID: 18468021 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-71.4.691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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This study was conducted to compare fecal grab (FEC) and rectoanal mucosal swab (RAMS) techniques as sampling methods for surveillance of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in conjunction with administration of a mitigation therapy. The study was nested within a larger experiment that investigated bacteriophage as a preharvest strategy for controlling E. coli O157:H7 in feedlot steers. Samples (FEC and RAMS) were collected from 16 of the 32 feedlot steers (control and oral bacteriophage treatment; n = 8) involved in the mitigation study. All steers had been inoculated on day 0 with 10(10) CFU of nalidixic acid-resistant E. coli O157:H7, and samples were collected on 16 occasions over the next 83 days. FEC samples were assessed by direct plating of serial dilutions in PBS, plus a 6-h enrichment and immunomagnetic separation when E. coli O157:H7 concentrations were below limits detectable by direct plating (i.e., <1 log CFU/g). All RAMS samples were assessed by enrichment and immunomagnetic separation. E. coli O157:H7 was detected more frequently (P < 0.01) by FEC than by RAMS. Overall, 213 of 256 samples were positive either by FEC or RAMS. Discrepancies between sampling techniques were observed in 63 of the 213 positive samples; FEC missed 11 samples that were positive by RAMS, and RAMS missed 52 of those positive by FEC (miss rates of 5.16 and 24.41%, respectively). Kappa values (0.36 to 0.45) indicated only fair to moderate agreement between FEC and RAMS results, but this agreement was higher at lower levels of E. coli O157:H7 shedding (later in the experimental period). Selection of sampling procedure could significantly influence the assessed merit during testing of potential strategies for controlling E. coli O157:H7 on the farm.
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- Y D Niu
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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Oporto B, Esteban JI, Aduriz G, Juste RA, Hurtado A. Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli in Healthy Cattle, Sheep and Swine Herds in Northern Spain. Zoonoses Public Health 2008; 55:73-81. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2007.01080.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Two strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7 were spiked into six varieties of produce at approximately 0.5 CFU g(-1). Samples were enriched by using the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Bacteriological Analytical Manual (BAM) method and by using an experimental method incorporating acid shock. Target colonies were detectable on selective agars after 30 of 48 analyses with BAM enrichment and 48 of 48 analyses with acid enrichment. Real-time PCR screening of 24-h enrichment broths revealed the presence of the diagnostic stx1 or stx2 genes after 27 of 48 analyses with BAM enrichment and 42 of 48 analyses with acid enrichment. The efficiency of the enrichment varied with strain and type of produce spiked but overall was better with the experimental enrichment method. Modifications of both the acid enrichment and BAM enrichment methods also were tested. The acid method with a modified incubation temperature consistently yielded high rates of recovery (> 10(8) CFU ml(-1)), with no instances in which target cells could not be detected. Modification of the BAM procedure did not reproducibly improve enrichment efficiency.
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- Michael A Grant
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Pacific Regional Laboratory Northwest, 22201 23rd Drive S.E., Bothell, Washington 98021, USA.
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Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ) - Monitoring of verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) and identification of human pathogenic VTEC types. EFSA J 2007. [DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2007.579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Sanderson MW, Sreerama S, Nagaraja TG. Sensitivity of direct plating for detection of high levels of E. coli O157:H7 in bovine fecal samples. Curr Microbiol 2007; 55:158-61. [PMID: 17624573 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-007-0083-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2007] [Accepted: 04/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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To assess the sensitivity of direct plating of bovine fecal samples for detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7, calves (n = 28) were orally inoculated with 10(9) colony-forming units (cfu) per calf of a mixture of three strains of nalidixic acid-resistant E. coli O157:H7, and fecal samples were collected for analysis. One-gram samples from inoculated calves were mixed with 9 mL of Gram-negative broth with vancomycin, cefixime, and cefsoludin. From this suspension, serial dilutions were made (10(-1) to 10(-4)) and spread plated in triplicate on Sorbitol MacConkey agar with nalidixic acid for enumeration of E. coli O157:H7 in fecal samples. Direct plating samples were streaked for isolation on Sorbitol MacConkey agar with cefixime, and tellurite (SMACct). After incubation overnight at 37 degrees C, morphologically typical colonies from direct streak plates were plated onto blood agar and incubated overnight at 37 degrees C; then an indole test was performed on each colony. Indole-positive colonies were confirmed by O157 agglutination and were then plated on SMAC agar with 20 microg/mL nalidixic acid (SMACnal) to confirm nalidixic acid resistance. Overall sensitivity of detection was 32.5% (110/338 samples). Sensitivity to detect fecal samples shedding at above 5 x 10(4) cfu/g was 83% (71/86 samples). Based on these data, direct plating of fecal samples might be an effective way to identify cattle that are likely to be shedding E. coli O157 at high levels.
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- M W Sanderson
- Department of Clinical Sciences, 111B Mosier Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
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Durso L, Keen J. Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli O157 and non-Shiga-toxigenic E. coli O157 respond differently to culture and isolation from naturally contaminated bovine faeces. J Appl Microbiol 2007; 103:2457-64. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03473.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Fox JT, Renter DG, Sanderson MW, Thomson DU, Lechtenberg KF, Nagaraja TG. Evaluation of culture methods to identify bovine feces with high concentrations of Escherichia coli O157. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 73:5253-60. [PMID: 17574994 PMCID: PMC1950981 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00554-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Our objective was to evaluate methods for identifying cattle with high concentrations of Escherichia coli O157 in their feces. In two experiments, feces were collected from cattle orally inoculated with nalidixic acid (Nal)-resistant E. coli O157, and direct plating of diluted feces on sorbitol MacConkey agar with cefixime and potassium tellurite (CT-SMAC) containing Nal was considered the gold standard (GS) method. In experiment 1, methods evaluated were preenrichment direct streak, immunomagnetic separation with most probable number (MPN), and postenrichment direct streak with MPN, all using CT-SMAC. The mean concentration of Nal-resistant E. coli O157 in samples (n = 59) by use of the GS was 3.6 log10 CFU/g. The preenrichment streak detected >3.0 log10 CFU/g samples with a 74.4% sensitivity and 68.8% specificity. Postenrichment direct streak-MPN and immunomagnetic separation-MPN concentrations were correlated significantly with GS concentrations (r = 0.53 and r = 0.39, respectively). In experiment 2 (480 samples), pre- and postenrichment direct streaking performed in triplicate and spiral plating on CT-SMAC were evaluated. For preenrichment streaks, sensitivity was 79.7% and specificity was 96.7% for detecting >3.0 log10 CFU/g when the criterion was positive cultures on at least two plates. For spiral plating at that concentration, sensitivity and specificity were 83.9% and 56.3%, respectively. Postenrichment streaking performed relatively poorly. Triplicate preenrichment streaks of 1:10-diluted feces on CT-SMAC may be useful for identifying cattle shedding high concentrations of E. coli O157. Estimates of sensitivity and specificity enable appropriate application of methods and interpretation of results and may enhance applied research, surveillance, and risk assessments.
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- J Trent Fox
- Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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Stephens TP, Loneragan GH, Chaney WE, Branham LA, Brashears MM. Development and validation of a most-probable-numberimmunomagnetic separation methodology of enumerating Escherichia coli O157 in cattle feces. J Food Prot 2007; 70:1072-5. [PMID: 17536662 DOI: 10.4315/0362-028x-70.5.1072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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A method to validate enumeration of Escherichia coli O157 in fecal samples from feedlot cattle was developed in these studies. Due to background flora, bovine fecal sample enumeration cannot be performed by simple direct plating techniques. Known quantities of E. coli O157:H7 were inoculated into feces, and populations were determined by direct plating of the cocktail (studies 1, 2, and 3) and manure and cocktail (studies 4 and 5) mixtures and compared with a most-probable-number (MPN)-immunomagnetic separation (IMS) method. The three-tube MPN combined preenrichment in gram-negative broth with confirmation using IMS. Five separate enumeration studies (study 1, sterile feces inoculated with 10(2) E. coli O157:H7 per g; study 2, nonsterile feces inoculated with 10(3) E. coli O157:H7 per g; study 3, nonsterile feces inoculated with 10(1) E. coli O157:H7 per g; study 4, sterile feces inoculated with 10(4) streptomycin-resistant E. coli O157:H7 per g; and study 5, sterile feces inoculated with 10(2) streptomycin-resistant E. coli O157:H7 per g) were conducted. These studies were performed to determine the precision, accuracy, and specificity at low and high levels of pathogen contamination in feces, using direct plating compared with the MPN-IMS methodology tested. There was an overall difference (P < 0.01) between direct plating and MPN-IMS methodologies, but this difference was biologically negligible due to the difference in least-squares means (0.29 +/- 0.10) being so low. The direct plating and MPN-IMS methods were correlated (r = 0.93). These results suggest that using the MPN-IMS procedures is an effective method of estimating E. coli O157 populations in naturally infected bovine fecal samples.
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- T P Stephens
- Department of Animal and Food Sciences, International Center for Food Industry Excellence, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, USA
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The objective of this review is to highlight the importance of cattle in human disease due to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and to discuss features of STEC that are important in human disease. Healthy dairy and beef cattle are a major reservoir of a diverse group of STEC that infects humans through contamination of food and water, as well as through direct contact. Infection of humans by STEC may result in combinations of watery diarrhea, bloody diarrhea, and hemolytic uremic syndrome. Systems of serotyping, subtyping, and virulence typing of STEC are used to aid in epidemiology, diagnosis, and pathogenesis studies. Severe disease and outbreaks of disease are most commonly due to serotype O157:H7, which, like most other highly pathogenic STEC, colonize the large intestine by means of a characteristic attaching and effacing lesion. This lesion is induced by a bacterial type III secretion system that injects effector proteins into the intestinal epithelial cell, resulting in profound changes in the architecture and metabolism of the host cell and intimate adherence of the bacteria. Severe disease in the form of bloody diarrhea and the hemolytic uremic syndrome is attributable to Shiga toxin (Stx), which exists as 2 major types, Stx1 and Stx2. The stx genes are encoded on temperate bacteriophages in the chromosome of the bacteria, and production and release of the toxin are highly dependent on induction of the phages. Regulation of the genes involved in induction of the attaching and effacing lesion, and production of Stx is complex. In addition to these genes that are clearly implicated in virulence, there are several putative virulence factors. A major public health goal is to prevent STEC-induced disease in humans. Studies aimed at understanding factors that affect carriage and shedding of STEC by cattle and factors that contribute to development of disease in humans are considered to be important in achieving this objective.
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- C L Gyles
- Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, N1G 2W1.
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