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Pathotyping avian pathogenic Escherichia coli strains in Korea
Journal of Veterinary Science ; : 145-152, 2012.
Artigo em Inglês | WPRIM | ID: wpr-174790
ABSTRACT
To examine the genetic background of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) that affects virulence of this microorganism, we characterized the virulence genes of 101 APEC strains isolated from infected chickens between 1985~2005. Serotypes were determined with available anti-sera and median lethal doses were determined in subcutaneously inoculated chicks. The virulence genes we tested included ones encoding type 1 fimbriae (fimC), iron uptake-related (iroN, irp2, iucD, and fyuA), toxins (lt, st, stx1, stx2, and vat), and other factors (tsh, hlyF, ompT, and iss). Twenty-eight strains were found to be O1 (2.0%), O18 (3.0%), O20 (1.0%), O78 (19.8%), and O115 (2.0%) serotypes. The iroN (100%) gene was observed most frequently followed by ompT (94.1%), fimC (90.1%), hlyF (87.1%), iss (78.2%), iucD (73.3%), tsh (61.4%), fyuA (44.6%), and irp2 (43.6%). The strains were negative for all toxin genes except for vat (10.9%). All the strains were classified into 27 molecular pathotypes (MPs). The MP25, MP19, and MP10 pathotypes possessing iroN-fimC-ompT-hlyF-iucD-tsh-iss-irp2-fyuA (22.8%), iroN-fimC-ompT-hlyF-iucD-tsh-iss (21.8%), and iroN-fimC-ompT-hlyF-iss (11.9%) genotypes, respectively, were predominant. Redundancy of iron uptake-related genes was clearly observed and some strains were associated with higher mortality than others. Therefore, strains with the predominant genotypes can be used for diagnosis and vaccine.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Filogenia / Doenças das Aves Domésticas / Proteínas de Bactérias / Virulência / Regulação Bacteriana da Expressão Gênica / Galinhas / Escherichia coli / Infecções por Escherichia coli / República da Coreia Limite: Animais País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Revista: Journal of Veterinary Science Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Filogenia / Doenças das Aves Domésticas / Proteínas de Bactérias / Virulência / Regulação Bacteriana da Expressão Gênica / Galinhas / Escherichia coli / Infecções por Escherichia coli / República da Coreia Limite: Animais País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Revista: Journal of Veterinary Science Ano de publicação: 2012 Tipo de documento: Artigo