scholarly journals Typing of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli strains by REP-PCR

2006 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Brocchi ◽  
Alessandra Ferreira ◽  
Marcelo Lancellotti ◽  
Eliana G. Stehling ◽  
Tatiana A. Campos ◽  
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In the present study the repetitive extragenic palindromic (REP) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique was used to establish the clonal variability of 49 avian Escherichia coli (APEC) strains isolated from different outbreak cases of septicemia (n=24), swollen head syndrome (n=14) and omphalitis (n=11). Thirty commensal strains isolated from poultry with no signs of these illnesses were used as control strains. The purified DNA of these strains produced electrophoretic profiles ranging from 0 to 15 bands with molecular sizes varying from 100 bp to 6.1 kb, allowing the grouping of the 79 strains into a dendrogram containing 49 REP-types. Although REP-PCR showed good discriminating power it was not able to group the strains either into specific pathogenic classes or to differentiate between pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains. On the contrary, we recently demonstrated that other techniques such as ERIC-PCR and isoenzyme profiles are appropriate to discriminate between commensal and APEC strains and also to group these strains into specific pathogenic classes. In conclusion, REP-PCR seems to be a technique neither efficient nor universal for APEC strains discrimination. However, the population clonal structure obtained with the use of REP-PCR must not be ignored particularly if one takes into account that the APEC pathogenic mechanisms are not completely understood yet.

Author(s):  
Kadek Satria Adi Marhendra ◽  
I Gusti Ngurah Kade Mahardika ◽  
I Nengah Kerta Besung ◽  
I Gusti Ketut Suarjana

Kolibasilosis merupakan penyakit menular pada ayam yang disebabkan oleh Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC). Kemampuan APEC untuk menyebabkan penyakit tergantung pada banyak faktor patogen, salah satunya adalah gen patogenik iutA. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui sekuen DNA gen iutA APEC di Bali serta kekerabatannya dengan gen iutA dari negara lain. Penelitian ini menggunakan dua isolat APEC asal ayam buras di Kabupaten Tabanan dan Badung yang telah dimurnikan dan tersedia di Laboratorium Bakteriologi Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan, Universitas Udayana. DNA isolat diisolasi dengan Chelex 10%. Produk polymerase chain reaction (PCR) disekuensing di First Base Laboratories Malaysia dengan metode Sanger’s dideoxy nucleotide termination. Kedua hasil sekuen gen iutA memiliki homologi 100% dengan panjang 250 bp. Analisis filogenik dengan 58 data gen iutA di Escherichia coli dan bakteri lain di dunia memiliki 43 situs polimorfik pada tingkat asam nukleat dan 13 di tingkat asam amino. Gen iutA asal Bali berada di dalam satu kelompok dengan gen iutA asal Brazilia (KP657535) tahun 2011, Jerman (LT599825) tahun 2016, dan Cina (CP033635) tahun 2016. Gen ini dapat digunakan sebagai marker patogenik APEC di Indonesia.


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-8
Author(s):  
Payam Haghighi Khoshkhoo ◽  
Hadi Pourtaghi ◽  
Gita Akbariazad ◽  
Saeed Mokhayeri

Background: Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) causes economic losses in the chicken industry worldwide. Objective: In this study, virulence-associated gene profiles of APEC isolates were investigated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Materials and Methods: A total of 60 Escherichia coli isolates were collected from 60 colibacillosis cases from 30 broiler poultry farms in Alborz, Tehran, and Golestan provinces, Iran. After identification by biochemical tests, DNA was extracted by boiling method and 5 virulence-associated genes including: iutA, hlyF, iroN, ompT, and iss were detected by 2 multiplex PCR protocols. Results: Of the 60 APEC isolates, 26 (43.3%) isolates had at least three virulence genes from which 12 (20%) isolates were positive for all 5 virulence genes, whereas 34 (56.6%) carried no investigated virulence genes. Presence of iutA, hlyF, iroN, ompT, and iss genes in the APEC isolates were 17 (28.3%), 17 (28.3%), 24 (40%), 26 (43.3%), and 23 (38.3%), respectively. Conclusion: According to the results, four different virulence-associated gene profiles were seen in isolates, from which profile 1 with 12 (20%) isolates was predominant. These findings were in agreement with the previous reports.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Wahyu Prihtiyantoro ◽  
Khusnan Khusnan ◽  
Mitra Slipranata ◽  
Imron Rosyidi

Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is a pathogen that causes colibacillosis in poultry, including salpingitis, omphalitis, cellulitis, swollen head syndrome, coligranuloma yolk sac inflammation, and air sacs inflammation. APEC is a zoonotic strain which spread through raw meat and processed meat products of animals and birds. In this research, the isolation and identification of Escherichia coli were done by using selective media MacConkey, Kligger Iron Agar, and Gram staining. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to analyse genetopically to detect 16SrRNA genes, vt1 genes, and vt2 genes. Thirty one (55,36%) isolates of 56 specimens collected from quail were detected as Escherichia coli. The detection of APEC strains towards 31 Escherichia coli isolates were done by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with vt1 and vt2 specific primer. The results showed that 32,26% (10/31) was APEC strains and 67.74% was non-APEC strains. From 10 isolates, 90% had vt1 gene and 10% had vt2 gene. Escherichia coli isolates were found in eyes (32,26%), infraorbital sinus fluid (32,26%), nasal fluid (16,20%), also in lungs, air sacs, ascites, and heart for 3,2% each. The isolates could not be found in the specimens from the skull. As a zoonotic agent, the isolates have an impact on human health. 


Author(s):  
Joshua Mbanga ◽  
Yvonne O. Nyararai

Colibacillosis, a disease caused by avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC), is one of the main causes of economic losses in the poultry industry worldwide. This study was carried out in order to determine the APEC-associated virulence genes contained by E. coli isolates causing colibacillosis in chickens. A total of 45 E. coli isolates were obtained from the diagnostics and research branch of the Central Veterinary Laboratories, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. These isolates were obtained from chickens with confirmed cases of colibacillosis after postmortem examination. The presence of the iutA, hlyF, ompT, frz, sitD, fimH, kpsM, sitA, sopB, uvrY, pstB and vat genes were investigated by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. Of the 45 isolates, 93% were positive for the presence of at least one virulence gene. The three most prevalent virulence genes were iutA (80%), fimH (33.3%) and hlyF (24.4%). The kpsM, pstB and ompT genes had the lowest prevalence, having been detected in only 2.2% of the isolates. All 12 virulence genes studied were detected in the 45 APEC isolates. Virulence gene profiles were constructed for each APEC isolate from the multiplex data. The APEC isolates were profiled as 62.2% fitting profile A, 31.1% profile B and 6.7% profile C. None of the isolates had more than seven virulence genes. Virulence profiles of Zimbabwean APEC isolates are different from those previously reported. Zimbabwean APEC isolates appear to be less pathogenic and may rely on environmental factors and stress in hosts to establish infection.


2016 ◽  
Vol 83 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariel Eurides Stella ◽  
Maria Cristina De Oliveira ◽  
Vera Lúcia Dias da Silva Fontana ◽  
Renato Paris Maluta ◽  
Clarissa Araújo Borges ◽  
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ABSTRACT: Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) strains are isolated from lesions of poultry presenting colibacillosis, which is a disease that causes either systemic or localized clinical signs. Such strains share many characteristics with E. coli strains that cause extra-intestinal illness in humans. There is not a consensus on how to define the APEC pathotype with regard to the presence of virulence traits. On the other hand, in the past few years, five minimal predictors for APEC detection were proposed. The E. coli isolates in this work were tested through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to the five proposed minimal predictors and cva C. The strains presenting them were categorized as potential APEC. The APEC and non-APEC categories showed high resistance (> 50%) to cephalotin, erythromycin, streptomycin, sulphametoxazol/trimethoprim, ampicillin, and amoxicillin. Potential APEC strains were significantly more resistant to cephalotin (p < 0.05) and neomcycin (p < 0.01) than non-APEC. These latter were significantly more resistant to tetracycline (p < 0.01) than the potential APEC strains. These results demonstrate that feces of poultry present E. coli strains with resistant features, showing or not the potential of causing colibacillosis in poultry. Because APEC and extra-intestinal illness in humans may be similar, these resistant strains are of interest to public health.


2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 609-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret A. Highland ◽  
Barbara A. Byrne ◽  
Chitrita DebRoy ◽  
Eileen M. Samitz ◽  
Tracy S. Peterson ◽  
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Three kittens, ages 5, 9, and 17 weeks, were found dead by separate caregivers and were submitted for necropsy. At gross necropsy, each kitten had hemorrhagic or bloody fibrinoserous thoracic fluid and differing distributions of pulmonary consolidation. On histologic examination, the pulmonary lesion in each kitten was similar and was characterized by acute necrotizing and hemorrhagic pneumonia and pleuritis, with numerous intralesional small Gram-negative rods. A pure culture of a distinct serotype of Escherichia coli was identified in lung tissue from each kitten (O4:H5, O6:H7, O6:H5). Lung isolates, genotyped by polymerase chain reaction, carried genes that are characteristic of extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC), including cnf-1, papG allele I, papA, papC, sfa, fim, hlyD, malX, iroN, fyuA, kpsMII, and ompT. Escherichia coli isolates from the intestines of 2 of the kittens were 100% related to the respective lung isolate, as determined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Cultures of fecal samples collected from a clinically healthy cohort population of kittens revealed 16 of 19 tested kittens (84%) to be shedding hemolytic E. coli. Ten different serotypes were identified from 43 hemolytic E. coli fecal isolates from the cohort population, each of which had a genetic profile consistent with that typical of ExPEC. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report to describe a cluster of isolated cases of pneumonia in kittens caused by distinct serotypes of ExPEC and to evaluate the prevalence of hemolytic E. coli carrying ExPEC-associated genes in the feces of a cohort population of kittens.


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