ABSTRACT
Resumen Escherichia coli productora de toxina Shiga (STEC) es un patógeno de importancia alimentaria en los humanos, el bovino es su principal reservorio. El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la portación de STEC en bovinos del Paraguay y analizar el perfil de virulencia y los serotipos de los aislados reunidos. Se estudiaron 197 muestras de hisopado rectal de bovinos y un promedio de 5 a 50 colonias por bovino positivo a genes stx 1 /stx 2. Se amplificaron por PCR los genes stx 1, stx 2, saa, ehxA y eae. El 84,8% de los bovinos resultaron portadores de STEC. Los perfiles de virulencia predominantes fueron stx 2 y stx 2 /saa/ehxA. La serotipificación se realizó por reacciones de aglutinación en 60 aislamientos seleccionados, se encontró un aislamiento del serogrupo O103, capaz de producir infecciones en humanos. Este trabajo muestra los primeros datos de portación de STEC de ganado bovino paraguayo y señala la necesidad de efectuar otros estudios con mayor cobertura territorial, para lograr una visión completa de este fenómeno.
Abstract Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a food-borne pathogen in humans, with cattle being the main reservoir. The objective of this study was to determine the carrying of STEC in Paraguayan bovines and to analyze the virulence profile and serotypes of these isolates. A total of 197 samples of bovine fecal samples and an average of 5 to 50 colonies from stx 1 /stx 2 positive samples were studied. The stx 1 , stx 2 , saa, ehxA and eae genes were amplified by PCR. 84.8% of the cattle were carriers of STEC. The predominant virulence profiles were stx 2 and stx 2 /saa/ehxA. The serotyping was performed by agglutination reactions for 60 selected isolates, resulting in isolation of serogroup O103, which could produce infections in humans. This work shows the first data of STEC carriers in Paraguayan cattle, and indicates the need for other studies with greater territorial coverage for a complete vision of this phenomenon.
ABSTRACT
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a food-borne pathogen in humans, with cattle being the main reservoir. The objective of this study was to determine the carrying of STEC in Paraguayan bovines and to analyze the virulence profile and serotypes of these isolates. A total of 197 samples of bovine fecal samples and an average of 5 to 50 colonies from stx1/stx2 positive samples were studied. The stx1, stx2, saa, ehxA and eae genes were amplified by PCR. 84.8% of the cattle were carriers of STEC. The predominant virulence profiles were stx2 and stx2/saa/ehxA. The serotyping was performed by agglutination reactions for 60 selected isolates, resulting in isolation of serogroup O103, which could produce infections in humans. This work shows the first data of STEC carriers in Paraguayan cattle, and indicates the need for other studies with greater territorial coverage for a complete vision of this phenomenon.