Article ; Online: Detection and analysis of Shiga toxin producing and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in cattle from Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology
2023 Volume 54, Issue 2, Page(s) 1257–1266
Abstract: Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) are pathovars that affect mainly infants' health. Cattle are the main reservoir of STEC. Uremic hemolytic syndrome and diarrheas can be found at high rates in Tierra del ... ...
| Abstract | Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) are pathovars that affect mainly infants' health. Cattle are the main reservoir of STEC. Uremic hemolytic syndrome and diarrheas can be found at high rates in Tierra del Fuego (TDF). This study aimed to establish the prevalence of STEC and EPEC in cattle at slaughterhouses in TDF and to analyze the isolated strains. Out of 194 samples from two slaughterhouses, STEC prevalence was 15%, and EPEC prevalence was 5%. Twenty-seven STEC strains and one EPEC were isolated. The most prevalent STEC serotypes were O185:H19 (7), O185:H7 (6), and O178:H19 (5). There were no STEC eae + strains (AE-STEC) or serogroup O157 detected in this study. The prevalent genotype was stx2c (10/27) followed by stx1a/stx2hb (4/27). Fourteen percent of the strains presented at least one stx non-typeable subtype (4/27). Shiga toxin production was detected in 25/27 STEC strains. The prevalent module for the Locus of Adhesion and Autoaggregation (LAA) island was module III (7/27). EPEC strain was categorized as atypical and with the ability to cause A/E lesion. The ehxA gene was present in 16/28 strains, 12 of which were capable of producing hemolysis. No hybrid strains were detected in this work. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests showed that all strains were resistant to ampicillin and 20/28 were resistant to aminoglycosides. No statistical differences could be seen in the detection of STEC or EPEC either by slaughterhouse location or by production system (extensive grass or feedlot). The rate of STEC detection was lower than the one reported for the rest of Argentina. STEC/EPEC relation was 3 to 1. This is the first study on cattle from TDF as reservoir for strains that are potentially pathogenic to humans. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Animals ; Cattle ; Humans ; Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli ; Shiga Toxin ; Escherichia coli Proteins/genetics ; Escherichia coli Infections/epidemiology ; Escherichia coli Infections/veterinary ; Escherichia coli Infections/microbiology ; Argentina/epidemiology ; Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli |
| Chemical Substances | Shiga Toxin (75757-64-1) ; Escherichia coli Proteins |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-04-11 |
| Publishing country | Brazil |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 2017175-4 |
| ISSN | 1678-4405 ; 1517-8382 |
| ISSN (online) | 1678-4405 |
| ISSN | 1517-8382 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s42770-023-00958-8 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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