Antimicrobial susceptibility of pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from pigs in Korea

The in vitro susceptibilities of 285 isolates of Escherichia coli from preweaned and postweaned pigs with diarrhea and edema disease were tested with the 15 commonly used antimicrobial drugs by an agar dilution minimal inhibitory concentration procedure according to National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) guidelines. All E. coli isolates tested in this study belonged to enterotoxigenic E. coli, attaching and effacing E. coli, or Shiga toxin-producing E. coli. Field isolates had low MIC90 for ceftiofur (1 microg/ml). No correlation in antimicrobial resistance was found in three types of E. coli.     

猪源耐黏菌素大肠杆菌PFGE分型及耐药性研究

为了解河南省焦作市、许昌市规模化养殖厂耐黏菌素大肠杆菌的流行情况,对分离到的32株耐黏菌素大肠杆菌使用微量肉汤稀释法检测其药物敏感性,并采用脉冲场凝胶电泳(Pulsed field gel electrophoresis,PFGE)对分离株进行分型研究。结果显示,32株耐黏菌素大肠杆菌对四环素、多西环素、磺胺异噁唑、复方新诺明的耐药率均高达90%以上,32株猪源大肠杆菌可分为30种带型。结果表明,两地市养殖场猪源大肠杆菌耐药性普遍存在,且以多重耐药为主,PFGE分型结果显示,32株耐黏菌素大肠杆菌整体上表现出较大的遗传多样性,但不同菌株存在着不同程度的亲缘关系。     

种鹅大肠杆菌分离鉴定及耐药性分析

为了解种鹅致病性大肠杆菌病的病原及其药物敏感性,2012年从广东地区患病种鹅器官和粪便中分离鉴定了62株大肠杆菌,采用琼脂稀释法测定了大肠杆菌对17种抗菌药物的敏感性。结果发现大肠杆菌耐药性严重,对大部分药物的耐药率超过60.0%,仅对头孢西丁、头孢他啶和黏菌素较敏感。联合药敏试验结果显示多西环素和氟苯尼考联用对耐药大肠杆菌产生协同抑菌作用,FIC指数为0.375～0.75。采用脉冲场凝胶电泳（PFGE）法对24株大肠杆菌进行分型,结果分为17种不同的PFGE型别。大肠杆菌系统进化分群结果显示43.5%属于系统进化组群的D组,其次是A组和B1组,分别为34.8%和21.7%,B2组未检测到。通过对种鹅大肠杆菌耐药性、PFGE分型及其系统发育群进行综合分析,为临床用药提供了参考依据。     

92株猪腹泻大肠杆菌的耐药性分析

分析92株猪腹泻大肠杆菌的耐药性,为临床合理用药提供理论依据。采集腹泻病猪直肠拭子,分离、鉴定大肠杆菌,采用微量稀释法测定分离菌对17种抗菌药物的敏感性。结果表明,从92份腹泻直肠拭子样品中共分离鉴定出92株大肠杆菌,对17种抗菌药物的耐药率从高到低依次为磺胺甲噁唑（100%）、甲氧苄啶（100%）、卡那霉素（89%）、庆大霉素（80%）、氯霉素（78%）、链霉素（76%）、新霉素（76%）、四环素（73%）、大观霉素（72%）、恩诺沙星（66%）、氨苄西林（50%）、阿米卡星（45%）、氟苯尼考（32%）、安普霉素（27%）、利福平（23%）、头孢唑啉（22%）、头孢噻呋（0%）;所有菌株均为多重耐药菌株,92株菌的耐药谱型为81种,菌株最多对14种药物耐药,最少对3种药物耐药。研究结果表明,92株猪腹泻大肠杆菌耐药谱广,耐药率高。     

Heterogeneity of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli strains from healthy sheep

The objectives of this study were to identify, at species level, thermophilic campylobacters isolated from clinically healthy sheep by a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mPCR). The heterogeneity among Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli isolates was also investigated using a restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of the flagellin (flaA) gene. Samples of intestinal contents, gall bladders and faeces were collected from 610 healthy sheep. While gall bladder samples were plated directly onto Preston agar, an enrichment stage was applied for intestinal and faecal samples. Of the 610 samples, 302 (49.5%) were positive for Campylobacter spp. Using a mPCR assay for species identification, 103 (34.1%) were positive with C. jejuni-specific primers, while 100 (33.1%) were positive with C. coli-specific primers. Additionally, 16 (11.9%) of the intestinal content samples were positive for both species by mPCR. All the isolates identified as C. jejuni and C. coli were successfully subtyped by flaA typing. Of 203 isolates tested, 48 different flaA types were found. Twenty-six flaA types were identified among C. jejuni isolates and the remaining 22 from C. coli isolates.     

Distribution of lipopolysaccharide core types among avian pathogenic Escherichia coli in relation to the major phylogenetic groups

Five distinct lipopolysaccharide (LPS) core types, namely R1-R4 and K12 have been identified in Escherichia coli. The aims of this study were to determine, primarily by means of PCR, the distribution of those oligosaccharide core types among avian pathogenic E. coli and their relationship to phylogenetic groups. To identify putative avian pathogenic E. coli, serum resistance and the presence of three virulence genes encoding temperature sensitive haemagglutinin (tsh), increased serum survival (iss) and colicin V (cvaC) were determined. Of the 143 clinical isolates examined 62% possessed the R1 core, 22% were R3, 13% were R4 and 3% were R2. Fifty commensal isolates consisted of 58% with R1 core, 38% with R3 core, 4% with R4 core, and none with R2. None of the isolates were of K12 core type. The distribution of core oligosaccharide types in clinical and commensal isolates were not statistically significant (P=0.51). Three genes, tsh, iss and cvaC were found in E. coli of all four core types. The genes tsh (P<0.001) and iss (P=0.03412) were significantly associated with the R4 core oligosaccharide type. The isolates containing R4 core type LPS were mainly confined to phylogenetic group D. The widespread R1 core type showed less ability to possess virulence genes and 83% were in the phylogenetic group A. Results of this study indicated that E. coli with R1, R2, R3 and R4 were important in causing infections in chickens and further, the E. coli with R4 core type were less common among commensals, possessed more virulence genes and were related to phylogenetic groups pathogenic for poultry.     

Characters of Escherichia coli 078 isolated from septicaemic animals

Twenty-one Escherichia coli isolates of serogroup 078 from animal septicaemia were obtained from laboratories in France, England and Canada. The bacteria were compared for outer membrane protein (OMP) patterns, lipopolysaccharide patterns, surface proteins of fimbrial types, biotypes, antibiotypes, colicin production, hydroxamate production and virulence in mice. Sixteen isolates from bovine, ovine, porcine and avian species in France and England had a similar OMP pattern. This characteristic associated with minor properties like surface proteins type, colicin V production and virulence in mice made these 16,078 E. coli isolates from 4 animal species, good candidates for the same clonal grouping. The five other bovine isolates with "Vir" or "31a" phenotypes were heterogeneous for most of the characteristics studied.     

Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of virulence factors of Escherichia coli isolated from broiler chickens with simultaneous occurrence of cellulitis and other colibacillosis lesions.

The objective of this study was to characterize virulence factors of Escherichia coli isolates from broilers with simultaneous occurrence of cellulitis and other colibacillosis lesions. Thirty flocks were sampled and 237 birds with cellulitis were examined. Eighty-two (34.6%) of 237 birds condemned for cellulitis had gross lesions in the heart, air sacs, joints, or liver. In 58 chickens, E. coli was isolated from both the cellulitis and other lesions of colibacillosis, and 18.9% of the E. coli isolates from the 2 types of lesions belonged to the same O group. Escherichia coli of serogroups O78, O1, and O2 predominated. Isolates of the same serogroup that were derived from different lesions in the same birds had similar patterns of biotype, aerobactin production, serum sensitivity profile, antibiotic sensitivity, and K1 capsule production. Escherichia coli derived from cellulitis lesions produced virulence factors similar to those found in E. coli isolated from other colibacillosis lesions in poultry.     

Fimbriae and enterotoxins associated with Escherichia coli serogroups isolated from pigs with colibacillosis

A comprehensive study of 223 Escherichia coli isolates from pigs with colibacillosis included determination of O serogroups, detection of heat-labile enterotoxin, heat-stable enterotoxin (STa and STb), and identification of K88, K99, 987-P, F-41, and type 1 fimbriae. The incidence of the various E coli types among isolates of pigs of different ages was also determined. Escherichia coli bearing K88 fimbriae accounted for 48% of all isolates studied, were most often of serogroup O157, O149, or O8, and usually produced labile toxin alone or in combination with STa or STb. These E coli were commonly isolated from pigs in each age group studied (0 to 5 days, 6 to 10 days, 11 to 24 days, and greater than 24 days). Escherichia coli bearing 987-P accounted for 30% of the isolates, were most often of serogroup O141 or O20, and usually produced STa. Escherichia coli bearing K99 accounted for 13% of the isolates, usually were of serogroup O101 or O8, and almost always produced STa. Escherichia coli bearing 987-P or K99 were most often isolated from pigs less than 6 days of age. Fimbriae F-41, when identified, were usually on E coli of serotype O101:K99. Although infrequently found, type 1 fimbriae were on E coli of most of the serogroups identified in this study.     

Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli O26 and O111 isolates from cattle and their characteristics

The present study was to investigate antimicrobial resistance profiles of Escherichia coli O26 and O111 from cattle and to characterize the virulence genes of the resistant isolates. This paper reports the high prevalence of antimicrobial resistant E. coli O26 and O111 from cattle. Among 37 E. coli O26 and 25 E. coli O111 isolates from the fecal specimens obtained from cattle, 26 (70%) and 15 (60%) were resistant to at least one antibiotic, respectively. Forty (98%) of the 41 resistant isolates were resistant to two or more antibiotics. Among the 22 antibiotics tested in this study, ampicillin was the most common antibiotic that the isolates were resistant to, followed by tetracycline and streptomycin. None of the isolates were resistant to fluoroquinolones, such as ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin and norfloxacin, and to ceftriaxone, amikacin and imipenem. Eighteen different resistant types among the 41 isolates were observed by the cluster analysis. The most frequent antibiotic-resistance type was ampicillin-tetracycline-streptomycin-cephalothin-sulfisoxazole-ticarcillin-kanamycin-minocycline-piperacillin-chloramphenicol, which accounted for 9 (22%) of the resistant isolates. The observation of frequent and multiple resistances to antibiotics highlights the need for their careful use if their benefits are to be preserved. PCR analysis of the EHEC virulence markers showed that 25 of the resistant E. coli O26 and O111 isolates tested positive for stx2 or both stx1 and stx2. This suggests that the majority of these isolates can cause serious diseases in humans and may complicate the future therapeutic options under development.     

Genotypes and antibiotic resistance of Campylobacter coli in fattening pigs

Campylobacter coli is a food-borne zoonotic pathogen causing human gastroenteritis worldwide. The organism is a commensal in the intestine of many food production animals including fattening pigs. The role of the pig as a potential reservoir for C. coli affecting human either directly or via poultry has hardly been investigated and genetic characterization of porcine strains is needed to address this question. For this aim multilocus sequence typing (MLST) and flaB typing was applied to 256 C. coli isolates from faeces of fattening pig collected during 2009 at different slaughterhouses in Switzerland. In addition genotypic resistances towards macrolides and quinolones based on point mutations in the 23S rRNA and gyrA genes, respectively, were determined. Of the 67 sequence types (STs) obtained by MLST, 37 were found for the first time. flaB typing revealed 46 different types with 14 of them being novel and was useful to further differentiate strains with an identical ST. Quinolone resistance was detected in 33.6% and macrolide resistance was found in 10.6% of isolates. Comparison with 99 C. coli pig isolates from 2001 revealed a significant decrease in antibiotic resistance towards both groups of antibiotics and there was high overlap between genotypes of 2001 and 2009. Little overlap of porcine genotypes was found with 97 C. coli isolates from poultry collected 2008, however, macrolide resistance was significantly higher in pig isolates. In conclusion, C. coli from Swiss pig are heterogeneous containing many novel STs, findings that could reflect the partitioned Swiss pig production with almost no international breed exchange. The antibiotic resistance echoes the use of corresponding drugs in the Swiss livestock production and indicates the efficacy of restrictive application of antibiotics in order to reduce resistances.     

Escherichia coli strains isolated from the uterus and urinary bladder of bitches suffering from pyometra: comparison by restriction enzyme digestion and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.

Pyometra (uterine inflammation with accumulation of pus in the uterus) is regarded as one of the most common illnesses in bitches. The ethiology and pathogenesis are complex with both hormonal and bacterial elements. The bacteria most frequently isolated from the uterine content is Escherichia coli.In this study, 84 E. coli strains from the uteri of 70 bitches suffering from the disease were examined and their DNA-profiles compared by restriction enzyme analysis and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Through variations in DNA-profiles of the E. coli isolates, this study indicates that pyometra is caused by E. coli originating from the normal flora of the dogs and not by certain clones spread between animals.E. coli strains from the urinary bladder and the uterus of six of the bitches suffering from simultaneous urinary tract infection and pyometra were examined and compared as above. The DNA-profiles of the isolates from each of the six bitches were 100% identical. This study supports the theory suggesting that in cases of simultaneous urinary tract infection and E. coli pyometra, the urinary tract and uterus are infected with the same bacterial strain.To evaluate whether the uterus was infected with a single clone of E. coli or if multiple clones were present, eight to 16 colonies of E. coli isolated from pyometra samples from a further 10 bitches were examined. All bacterial colonies from the culture of the same bitch showed identical DNA-profiles.In 14 of the 70 bitches, two macroscopically different but biochemically identical E. coli colony types were isolated. The two colony types from the same bitch proved to have identical DNA-profiles in 13 cases and almost identical in the remaining bitch.     

新疆某猪场不同生长期的猪源大肠杆菌对抗生素耐药性调查

为了调查新疆某规模化养猪场不同生长期的猪源大肠杆菌对临床常用抗生素的耐药情况,从该猪场分别采集育肥猪、妊娠猪、保育猪和哺乳猪的粪样。试验采用微量肉汤稀释法,对从粪样中分离出的大肠杆菌进行最小抑菌浓度测定。结果显示,育肥猪、妊娠猪、保育猪和哺乳猪源大肠杆菌分离率分别为85.2%、83.0%、81.0%和83.0%。不同生长期的猪源大肠杆菌均对氨苄西林和阿莫西林/克拉维酸2种抗生素高度耐药,对头孢噻呋都较为敏感。哺乳猪和保育猪源大肠杆菌耐药情况严重,对多种抗生素高度耐药,以5耐为主;妊娠猪源大肠杆菌轻度耐药,以0耐为主;育肥猪源大肠杆菌以3耐为主。不同生长期的猪源大肠杆菌对临床常用抗菌药物的耐药程度不同。     

Phylogenetic groups and cephalosporin resistance genes of Escherichia coli from diseased food-producing animals in Japan

A total of 318 Escherichia coli isolates obtained from different food-producing animals affected with colibacillosis between 2001 and 2006 were subjected to phylogenetic analysis: 72 bovine isolates, 89 poultry isolates and 157 porcine isolates. Overall, the phylogenetic group A was predominant in isolates from cattle (36/72, 50%) and pigs (101/157, 64.3%) whereas groups A (44/89, 49.4%) and D (40/89, 44.9%) were predominant in isolates from poultry. In addition, group B2 was not found among diseased food-producing animals except for a poultry isolate. Thus, the phylogenetic group distribution of E. coli from diseased animals was different by animal species. Among the 318 isolates, cefazolin resistance (minimum inhibitory concentrations: ≥32 μg/ml) was found in six bovine isolates, 29 poultry isolates and three porcine isolates. Of them, 11 isolates (nine from poultry and two from cattle) produced extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL). The two bovine isolates produced bla_CTX-M-2, while the nine poultry isolates produced bla_CTX-M-25 (4), bla_SHV-2 (3), bla_CTX-M-15 (1) and bla_CTX-M-2 (1). Thus, our results showed that several types of ESBL were identified and three types of β-lactamase (SHV-2, CTX-M-25 and CTX-M-15) were observed for the first time in E. coli from diseased animals in Japan.     

鸡大肠杆菌病病原的分离鉴定及药敏试验

自疑似大肠杆菌病例中分离到大肠杆菌44株，并对其病原特性进行了研究，结果表明这些菌的生化特性基本一致，与文献报道相符。对此44株大肠杆菌进行血清型鉴定，鉴定出血清型39株，其中O血清型13种，以O₇₈、O₃₅、O₂₄、O₁、O₁₅、O₇₆和O₈₈等7个血清型为主，占定型菌株的84.6%。其中血清型为O₇₈的菌株占定型菌株的38.5%，为优势血清型。用9种抗菌药物（头孢唑啉、庆大霉素、阿米卡星、链霉素、环丙沙星、诺氟沙星、青霉素、妥布霉素、红霉素）进行了药敏试验，结果表明分离菌株呈现出不同程度的耐药性，其中青霉素、红霉素的耐药率最高（均为97.7%），其次是环丙沙星（81.8%），大多数为多重联合耐药；而阿米卡星、妥布霉素和庆大霉素的敏感率较高，其中以阿米卡星（90.9%）最敏感。     

新疆不同地区牛源大肠杆菌耐药性分析

This study was aimed to investigate the resistance of Escherichia coli isolates from cattle farms in Xinjiang to antibiotics. The resistances of Escherichia coli isolates from cattle farms in five regions to commonly used antibiotic were determined using microdilution broth assay. Escherichia coli isolates were highly resistant to ampicillin (up to 39.3%) in all regions, and existed multidrug-resistant, but zero resistance was the dominant. Escherichia coli isolates from E cattle farm in Cherqi town, Baicheng county, exhibited resistant to three kinds of quinolones (6.7%). The results suggested that the resistances of Escherichia coli isolates to commonly used antibiotics were not serious in Xinjiang.     

Epidemiology of ovine Campylobacter infection determined by numerical analysis of electrophoretic protein profiles

The relationship of 50 Campylobacter strains isolated from aborted ovine foetuses, and the faeces of sheep, cattle and chickens were determined by numerical analysis of electrophoretic (SDS-PAGE) protein profiles. Comparison of protein patterns by numerical methods revealed differences between C. fetus ssp. fetus, C. jejuni, and C. coli strains as well as heterogeneity among isolates from different outbreaks. Isolates from each farm produced a distinct cluster and flocks from different locations were found to be infected with relatively different strains. In most cases, protein patterns of ovine foetal isolates were very similar to those of ovine faecal isolates. Ovine isolates of C. fetus ssp. fetus, C. jejuni and C. coli gave similar protein patterns to the corresponding Campylobacter species isolated from cattle or chicken, on the same farm. Thus, it was concluded that certain protein types of ovine Campylobacter strains were more likely associated with local areas, and Campylobacter strains causing ovine abortions are distributed in the environment more widely than assumed to date.     

Differentiation of pathogenic and nonpathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from poultry

Twenty-one isolates of Escherichia coli recovered from chickens and turkeys were evaluated for pathogenicity in 1-week-old chicks. Fifteen produced coli-septicemia (pathogenic) and six were innocuous (nonpathogenic). Both pathogenic and nonpathogenic E. coli were tested for their ability to selectively absorb Congo red (CR) dye incorporated into agar medium. Eight of 15 pathogenic E. coli (somatic antigen types O1, O78, O11, O88, and OX9) absorbed the dye and produced red colonies (CR+) between 48 to 72 hours of incubation. All serotypes of E. coli with homologous somatic antigen O78 were CR+, while those of O2 antigen were CR- (white colonies). Five of six nonpathogenic E. coli also were CR+. In contrast to pathogenic E. coli, however, nonpathogenic isolates absorbed CR early, between 18 to 24 hours of incubation. Although CR dye binding did not correlate well with pathogenicity, it may be an identifiable property of some serotypes of E. coli.     

某大型鸡场鸡大肠杆菌病流行病学调查

某大型鸡场的28个分场分离到的菌株，经生化检验为大肠杆菌的有87株，经O血清测定定型65株，4株自凝，18株未能定型，其中O78占20株，O1占14株，O2占5株，这些分离株中O78、O1、O2有39株占定型菌株的60．0％，因此可以认定O78、O1和O2为该大型鸡场的优势血清型，以不同场分离的菌株，以每分离株10^7菌落形成单位(CFU)细菌气管接种1日龄易感鸡，根据接种后7天内发生死亡和病变鸡的比例，确定出高致病株、中等致病株和低致病株分别为87．36％、8．05％和4．59％。     

不同地区101个禽源性大肠杆菌分离株的致病性试验

从国内１８个省、市、自治区大肠杆菌病疑似病禽中分离并鉴定出大肠杆菌５９５株,鉴定出其中４４０个分离株的血清型。采用Ｒｏｓｅｎｂｅｒｇ氏报道的方法,测定了来自不同地区的６０个优势血清型分离株对ＳＰＦ鸡、３０个其他常见血清型及１１个国内少见血清型分离株对普通易感鸡的致病性。结果表明：所测定的１０１个分离株均为致病株,且９０％以上属高、中度致病株。