Diversity of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Genotypes from Human and Animal Sources from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

To compare the genotypes of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolates of human and animal origin collected in Rio de Janeiro City, 30 C. jejuni and 35 C. coli isolates from animal sources (n = 45) and human patients with gastroenteritis (n = 20) were genotyped by PCR-based techniques, namely random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD-PCR) and enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus sequence (ERIC-PCR). RAPD-PCR identified 50 types and ERIC-PCR identified 22 genotypes, among the 65 Campylobacter isolates. Both PCR methods discriminated the C. jejuni and C. coli groups of isolates. Combining the results of both methods, no single genotype was shared between isolates from human and animal sources. Two groups of two C. coli isolates each with identical genotypes were found among poultry and pig isolates. A high level of genetic diversity observed among the Campylobacter isolates suggests lack of overlap between isolates from different sources.     

猪大肠杆菌和葡萄球菌的分离鉴定及耐药性分析

对湘西北地区某猪场患病的仔猪的粪便及病变的脾脏、肝脏、淋巴结、肺脏、肾水肿液进行病原菌分离鉴定,并用Kirby-Bauer法测定分离菌株对15种抗菌药的敏感性。结果表明,患病仔猪分离到大肠杆菌和猪葡萄球菌两种细菌。其中大肠杆菌对庆大霉素、头孢呋肟、丁胺卡那霉素、四环素、先锋必素敏感,对氯霉素、氧哌嗪青霉素、先锋五号、头孢曲松钠、新霉素中介,对羧苄青霉素、强力霉素、青霉素、氨苄青霉素、红霉素有较高的耐药性。葡萄球菌对先锋霉素Ⅴ、丁胺卡那霉素敏感,对头孢曲松钠中介,对其他抗生素耐药。其中大肠杆菌对药物敏感率、中介率、耐药率均为33.33%;葡萄球菌的敏感率为13.33%,中介率为6.67%,耐药率为80.00%。     

Gene markers of generic Escherichia coli associated with colonization and persistence of Escherichia coli O157 in cattle

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157 are important foodborne pathogens whose major reservoir are asymptomatic cattle. There is evidence suggesting that nonpathogenic E. coli and bacteriophages in the gastro-intestinal tract can influence the pathogenicity of EHEC O157. The factors contributing to the onset and persistence of shedding EHEC O157 in cattle are not completely elucidated. This study used Bayesian network analysis to identify genetic markers of generic E. coli associated with shedding of EHEC O157 in cattle from data generated during an oral experimental challenge study in 4 groups of 6 steers inoculated with three different EHEC O157 strains. The quantification of these associations was accomplished using mixed effects logistic regression. The results showed that the concurrent presence of generic E. coli carrying the prophage marker R4-N and the virulence marker stx2 increased the odds of the onset of EHEC O157 shedding. The presence of prophage markers z2322 and X011C increased, while C1.N decreased the odds of shedding EHEC O157 two days later. A significant antagonist interaction effect between the presence of the virulence marker stx2 on the day of shedding EHEC O157 and two days before shedding was also found. In terms of the persistence of EHEC O157 shedding, the presence of prophage marker R4-N (OR = 16, and 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.1, 252) was found to increase the odds of stopping EHEC O157 shedding, whereas prophage marker C1.N (OR = 0.16, CI: 0.03, 0.7) and the enterohemolysin gene hly (OR = 0.03, CI: 0.001, 0.8) were found to significantly decrease the odds of stopping EHEC O157 shedding. In conclusion, the study found that the presence of certain genetic markers in the generic E. coli genome can influence the pathogenicity of EHEC O157.     

曲靖地区仔猪腹泻细菌性病原的分离鉴定与耐药性分析

为了解曲靖地区仔猪出现腹泻的细菌性病因,对5个养殖场148份出现仔猪腹泻症状的样品进行细菌分离培养及耐药性分析,结果显示,检出致病性大肠杆菌(E.coli)114份,阳性率为77.03%;沙门氏菌(Salmonella)26份,阳性率为17.57%,混合感染率为17.57%.致病性大肠杆菌和沙门氏菌对多种抗生素产生了耐药性,其中114株致病性大肠杆菌中97株呈多重耐药性,占总菌数的85.09%,26株沙门氏菌中20株呈多重耐药性,占总菌数的76.92%.结果表明,致病性大肠杆菌是导致当地哺乳仔猪腹泻的主要细菌性病原,部分仔猪继发感染沙门氏菌,两种细菌对多种抗生素产生了耐药性,多重耐药现象较严重.     

Acquired antimicrobial resistance in the intestinal microbiota of diverse cat populations

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of acquired antimicrobial resistance in the resident intestinal microbiota of cats and to identify significant differences between various cat populations. Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, E. faecium and Streptococcus canis were isolated as faecal indicator bacteria from rectal swabs of 47 individually owned cats, 47 cattery cats and 18 hospitalised cats, and submitted through antimicrobial sensitivity tests. The results revealed that bacteria isolated from hospitalised and/or cattery cats were more frequently resistant than those from individually owned cats. E. coli isolates from hospitalised cats were particularly resistant to ampicillin, tetracycline and sulfonamide. Both enterococci and streptococci showed high resistance to tetracycline and in somewhat lesser extent to erythromycin and tylosin. Most E. faecium isolates were resistant to lincomycin and penicillin. One E. faecalis as well as one E. faecium isolate from hospitalised cats showed 'high-level resistance' (MIC > 500 microg/ml) against gentamicin, a commonly used antimicrobial agent in case of human enterococcal infections. The results of this research demonstrate that the extent of acquired antimicrobial resistance in the intestinal microbiota of cats depends on the social environment of the investigated population. It is obvious that the flora of healthy cats may act as a reservoir of resistance genes.     

一例肉鸡大肠杆菌和粪肠球菌混合感染的诊治

本试验对某发病肉鸡场的病死鸡进行了病原学诊断。通过病原分离、生化试验、动物试验、血清型鉴定、PCR扩增等方法对分离细菌进行了鉴定,最终确定为大肠杆菌和粪肠球菌的混合感染。在此基础上进行了药敏试验,筛选出了大肠杆菌的高敏药物阿米卡星和庆大霉素,而粪肠球菌只对某些氟喹诺酮类药物中度敏感,其余均显示为耐药。将阿米卡星、庆大霉素和恩诺沙星用于发病鸡群的治疗,很快控制了疫情,及时减少了经济损失。     

2株枯草芽孢杆菌对大肠杆菌和沙门氏菌的体外抑菌试验研究简

本试验旨在检测2株枯草芽孢杆菌对致病性大肠杆菌和沙门氏菌抑菌作用。以致病性大肠杆菌和沙门氏菌作为指示菌,采用2株枯草芽孢杆菌与大肠杆菌和沙门氏菌同时接种及先后接种的方法,对其与大肠杆菌和沙门氏菌的生物颉颃作用进行了研究。结果表明,先接种枯草芽孢杆菌再接种致病菌抑制作用最明显且在24 h时抑菌作用最强,同时接种枯草芽孢杆菌和致病菌抑制作用次之,先接种致病菌再接种枯草芽孢杆菌的抑制作用最弱。提示,2株枯草芽孢杆菌对致病性大肠杆菌和沙门氏菌都有一定的抑制作用,但抑制作用的强弱有差异,且与枯草芽孢杆菌和致病菌接种的时间长短有关。     

鸽Ⅰ型副黏病毒与沙门氏菌、大肠杆菌混合感染的诊断

从珠三角某鸽场病死鸽中无菌操作采取心血、肝脏、脑、脾脏,接种于麦氏培养基和木糖—赖氨酸—脱氧胆酸琼脂培养基,经细菌纯化、镜检、生化试验、PCR检测和药敏试验,结果显示30只病鸽有8只分离到沙门氏菌,阳性率为26.7%;10只分离到大肠杆菌,阳性率为33.3%;其中6只同时分离到沙门氏菌和大肠杆菌,混合感染率为20.0%。经病毒分离培养、PCR检测,结果显示从6个混合样品中分离到5株副黏病毒,分离率为83.3%。结果表明,该鸽场鸽群发生了副黏病毒、沙门氏菌、大肠杆菌混合感染。本试验对珠三角鸽场近年较常发生的、以乳鸽较严重发病死亡的典型疫情作了较明确的诊断。     

广东地区猪源大肠杆菌耐药性及其系统发育群的研究简

为分析广东地区猪源大肠杆菌耐药性及其系统进化背景,试验于2011年从患病猪分离出264株大肠杆菌,包括粪便源131株和肝源133株,采用琼脂稀释法测定18种抗菌药物的敏感性,多重PCR法确定系统进化关系,并对不同来源菌株的耐药性和系统进化背景进行分析比较。结果发现,大肠杆菌多重耐药现象严重,共存在128种耐药谱型。分离菌株对氨苄西林、复方新诺明、萘啶酸和四环素高度耐药,对黏菌素、头孢他啶和阿米卡星较敏感。种群进化分析结果表明,分离菌株主要分布在共生型的A组和B1组（91.66%）,且不同来源菌株的种群进化分布差异不显著(P＞0.05)。结合药敏试验结果发现,不同进化组别的分离菌株对特定抗菌药物的耐药性存在显著差异（P＜0.05）。通过对大肠杆菌耐药性及其系统发育群进行综合分析,为兽医临床用药提供依据。     

牦牛产志贺毒素大肠杆菌主要黏附因子相关基因的分子流行病学调查

为了解中国牦牛产志贺毒素的大肠杆菌(Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, STEC)中主要黏附因子的流行情况,采用PCR方法对来自四川甘孜阿坝等地区健康牦牛的70株STEC的eae、saa、iha 3种与黏附相关的毒力基因进行检测,并对部分含有相关黏附因子的阳性分离株的毒力基因进行了克隆及序列分析。结果显示,牦牛STEC中saa、iha的阳性率分别为71.42%(50/70)和78.57%(55/70),无eae基因序列(0/70),saa、iha的测序结果与GenBank上序列的同源性分别为100%和93%~99%。健康牦牛分离的STEC无LEE毒力岛编码eae,其他的一些与黏附相关的主要毒力基因saa、iha的携带率较高。     

石河子地区隐性乳房炎奶牛源大肠杆菌的分离鉴定及耐药性分析

为了解引起石河子地区规模化奶牛场隐性乳房炎奶牛源大肠杆菌的流行情况及其耐药性,本试验采用兰州乳房炎检测板(Lanzhou mastitis test,LMT)对石河子地区11个规模化奶牛场进行了检测,同时对无菌采集的检测为阳性的乳样进行了大肠杆菌分离鉴定及耐药性分析.结果显示,石河子地区11个规模化奶牛场的隐性乳房炎感染阳性率为44.56%(313/1950);对313份无菌采集的乳样进行细菌分离鉴定,结果共分离出病原菌108株,其中大肠杆分离率为14.81%(16/108);药敏试验结果显示16株大肠杆菌对氧氟沙星、头孢唑啉、克林霉素高度敏感,对庆大霉素、氨苄西林、链霉素中度敏感,对阿莫西林、四环素有耐药性.本试验为该地区大肠杆菌源性隐性乳房炎的防制提供科学依据.     

Fecal carriage of multi-drug resistant and extended spectrum β-lactamases producing E. coli in household pigeons,Bangladesh

Antibiotic resistance and ESBL constitute a risk to human and animal health. Birds residing close to humans could mirror the spectrum of human associated antibiotic resistance. Household pigeons were screened in Bangladesh to shed light on human associated, as well as, environmental antibiotic resistance. Escherichia coli from pigeons (n = 150) were tested against 11 antibiotics. 89% E. coli isolates were resistant to one or more critically important human antibiotics like ampicillin, cefadroxil, mecillinam, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin and tigecycline. No carbapenamase-producers were detected and the lower ESBL prevalence (5%) in pigeons. ESBL-producing E. coli isolates had bla_CTX-M-15 genes. Pigeons shared some bacterial clones and had bird associated sequence types like E. coli ST1408. Fecal carriage of bacteria resistance of critically important human antibiotics, together with examples of shared genotypes among pigeons, indicate the human-birds and bird to bird transmissions are important in the epidemiology of antibiotic resistance.     

Initial adherence of EPEC,EHEC and VTEC to host cells

Initial adherence to host cells is the first step of the infection of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC), enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) and verotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) strains. The importance of this step in the infection resides in the fact that (1) adherence is the first contact between bacteria and intestinal cells without which the other steps cannot occur and (2) adherence is the basis of host specificity for a lot of pathogens. This review describes the initial adhesins of the EPEC, EHEC and VTEC strains. During the last few years, several new adhesins and putative colonisation factors have been described, especially in EHEC strains. Only a few adhesins (BfpA, AF/R1, AF/R2, Ral, F18 adhesins) appear to be host and pathotype specific. The others are found in more than one species and/or pathotype (EPEC, EHEC, VTEC). Initial adherence of EPEC, EHEC and VTEC strains to host cells is probably mediated by multiple mechanisms.     

Genomic Description of Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia coli and Enterococci Isolates from Healthy Lusitano Horses

Antibiotic resistance is a global problem, and it is known that commensal bacteria can act as reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes of clinical importance. The aim of the present study was to determine the antibiotic resistance phenotype and mechanisms implicated in resistance of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus spp. isolates collected from fecal samples of 90 Lusitano horses from Portugal. Sixteen of the 71 E. coli isolates (22.5%) recovered showed resistance to at least one of the antibiotics tested. The number of E. coli isolates resistant to streptomycin, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, ampicillin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and gentamicin was 9, 7, 6, 3, 2, and 1, respectively. The bla_TEM-1 and bla_OXA-1 genes were detected in ampicillin-resistant isolates and the sul2 and dfrA1 genes in trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole-resistant, while the aac(3)-I, floR and tet(A) were found in the gentamicin, chloramphenicol and tetracycline-resistant isolates, respectively. Twenty-two of the 71 (31%) recovered enterococci showed antibiotic resistance for at least one of the tested antibiotics, and resistant isolates were identified as Enterococcus faecium (n = 14), E. faecalis (n = 3), E. hirae (n = 2), and Enterococcus spp. (n = 3). The erm(B) and erm(C) genes were identified in erythromycin-resistant enterococci and the tet(M) and/or tet(L) genes in tetracycline-resistant isolates. The slight prevalence of antibiotic resistance among commensal bacteria of healthy Lusitano horses can improve the treatment of upcoming infections in these horses because these microorganisms can be considered as antimicrobial indicator bacteria.     

大肠杆菌噬菌体的分离及生物学特性研究简

试验从鸡场周围环境中采集土样,在伊红美蓝培养基平板上分离纯化大肠杆菌,然后以其为宿主,分离相应的噬菌体,并研究其生物学特性。结果表明,共分离到大肠杆菌4株,经16S rDNA鉴定为埃希氏大肠杆菌。其中,以大肠杆菌LY4为宿主分离纯化到1株烈性噬菌体,负染经电镜观察该噬菌体由多面体头部及尾部组成,噬菌斑直径为2.5～3.8 mm,效价2.0×10¹⁰ PFU/mL,最佳感染复数为0.0001;在温度－20～37 ℃、pH 5.0～10.0范围内该噬菌体表现出良好的稳定性,但在人工胃液（pH 1.2）条件下,即可导致死亡;测定其一步生长曲线,该噬菌体潜伏期为20 min,裂解能力强,以上特性表明该噬菌体在鸡舍环境治理中具有潜在的应用价值。     

Avian colibacillosis caused by an intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolate from calf diarrhea

An intestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolate from calf diarrhea, containing the iutA, f17A, afa-8D, and cnf2 genes, was able to cause avian colibacillosis after experimental infection in chickens. Intra-tracheal inoculation and spray of this strain caused 10% of mortality and gross lesions, including airsacculitis, pericarditis, and perihepatitis. These results suggest that some bovine pathogenic E. coli can cause extra-intestinal infections in other animal species.     

肠出血性大肠杆菌Ⅲ型分泌系统调控因素的研究进展

Ⅲ型分泌系统(Typr Ⅲ secretion system,T3SS)是一种将细菌蛋白通过膜屏障注入宿主细胞的装置,Ⅲ型分泌系统(T3SS)是肠出血性大肠杆菌定植反刍动物储存宿主所必需的,也是引起人致病的重要原因之一。E. coli 注射蛋白质进入上皮细胞使得细菌可以黏附并且促使其长时间定植在动物体内。在此,对关于EHEC Ⅲ型分泌系统调控的研究近况、效应蛋白表达的共调控进行了综述。