河北省鸡病原性大肠杆菌的分离与鉴定

从河北省不同地区的发病鸡场分离培养出91株大肠杆菌，经致病力试验鉴定为病原性大肠杆菌，血清学鉴定，除有23株未能定型外，其余68株共鉴定出13个血清型，其中以O78、O2、O111、和O35等5个血清型检出率较高，分别占定型菌株的33．80％、26．50％、11．80％、5．88％和5．88％，而O78，O2和O111仅3个血清型却拥有49个分离株，占定型菌株的72．10％。     

南阳市鸡致病性大肠杆菌的分离、鉴定及药敏试验

从南阳地区各养鸡场的发病鸡中分离出大肠杆菌,经常规方法培养、纯化、镜检及生理生化鉴定。分离出29株鸡致病性大肠杆菌。有14株分离株被鉴定出血清型,其中O1为4株,O2为3株,O78为7株,O1,O2和O78血清型占分离株总数的48．3％。未定型15株,用29株分离菌株分别接种供试雏鸡后,发病症状及剖检病变均符合本病特征,其中高致病性菌株有13株,中度致病菌株有9株,低致病性菌株有7株,分别占试验菌株总数的44．8％、31％和24．2％。采用22种药敏纸片对29株分离菌进行药敏试验,结果表明,分离出的大肠杆菌耐药性相当普遍,仅对头孢噻肟、丁胺卡那霉素、壮观霉素及新霉素等药物敏感性较高。     

辽宁省部分地区禽大肠杆菌血清型分布及禽大肠杆菌病防治措施初探

2001年7月至9月辽宁省动物防疫站从全省9个市病死禽中分离28株大肠杆菌,定型27株。其中10株O78型,占定型菌株的37％;4株O109型占定型菌株的14．8％：O45、O33和O4、18、142型各2株,分别占定型菌株的7．4％;O157、O1、O91、O32、P80、O26型各1株分别占定型菌株的3．7％。由此可见O78型为绝对优势菌株。辽宁省动物防疫站与山东宾州华宏生物制品有限责任公司合作,用辽宁省分离的大肠杆菌制成了大肠杆菌蜂胶灭活苗及大肠杆菌与新城疫二联蜂胶灭活苗。自2002年2月该疫苗应用于辽宁省禽大肠杆菌病预防,在肉仔鸡、商品蛋鸡、肉种鸡、蛋种鸡等各种禽类中应用,均收到理想效果。     

我国部分地区禽致病性大肠杆菌的分离鉴定与药敏试验

从山东、河南、江苏、辽宁、河北、广西等10余个省、市、自治区临诊上有典型大肠杆菌病病变的病禽2000多只采集病料，分离培养和鉴定出504株大肠杆菌。其中126株，经O血清型鉴定，除18株未能定型，7株自凝外，共鉴定出101个分离株的O血清型，这些分离株覆盖了31个血清型，但以O78、O2、O45、O109、O18、O8/O93、O107、O53、O154等10个血清型为主，共53株，占定型菌株的52．3％，前5种血清型在种类上只占定型菌株血清型的总数的16．1％，却拥有38个分离株，占定型菌株的37．6％。因此，可以认定O2、O78、O45、O109、O18等5个血清型为优势血清型。另外，融合株6个，占定型菌株5．9％，其中，O1／O154、O2／O86、O8／O93、O2／O78、O107／O154、O53／O80、O35／O107/O154、O4／O18／O142等为首次分离报道。药敏试验结果表明：82％的菌株对丁胺卡那霉素高敏，65％的菌株对头孢氨苄高敏，63％的菌株对壮观霉素高敏，50％的菌株对左旋氧氟沙星高敏，38％的菌株对新霉素和庆大霉素高敏。     

鸡大肠杆菌的分离鉴定及耐药性分析

对鸡大肠杆菌进行分离鉴定，分离出的56株大肠杆菌中，共鉴定出47株菌株的血清型，分属O1、O2、O5、O35、O78、O1116种不同O抗原血清型，占分离菌株的83．9％。其中O1、O2、O78、O111最常见，占已定型菌株83％。同时，进行了药敏试验，为药物防治提供依据。     

海安县鸡大肠杆菌病的流行病学调查

本文对海安县鸡大肠杆菌病的临床流行特点和近年来该病增多的原因进行了调查分析。另外 ,先后从全县 856只病、死鸡分离出 684株大肠杆菌。对其中 1 67株进行血清分型 ,共分出 2 2个血清型。主要血清型是 :O1 81 8株 ,占定型菌株的 1 0 8% ;O781 7株 ,占定型菌株的 1 0 2 % ;O889株 ,占定型菌株的 5 4% ;O2 8株 ,占定型菌株的 4 8% ;O1 、O1 1 均为 7株 ,各占定型菌株的 4 2 %。此外 ,尚有O3、O5、O7、O9、O1 4、O1 7、O2 3、O2 9、O37、O6 0 、O81 、O87、O1 0 3、O1 1 9、O1 38、O1 54等不常见血清型存在 ,药敏试验结果表明所分离的大肠杆菌对头孢唑啉、阿米卡星、氨苄西林等药物敏感。     

青海省部分仔猪水肿病病原的血清型鉴定

就青海省仔猪水肿病多发区分离鉴定的45株溶血性大肠杆菌进行了血清学定型，结果表明：已鉴定出血清型的菌株33株，占73．3％，12株未定出血清型，占26．7％；其中O8 10株(22．2％)，O25 1株(2．2％)，O101 1株(2．2％)，O138 3株(6．7％)，O139 7株(15．5％)，O141 5株(11．1％)，O149 6株(13．3％)。O抗原优势菌株分别为：O8、O139、O141、O139，占全部菌数的62．2％。     

河南省部分地区鸡源大肠杆菌分离及其生物学特性

从河南省6地市139家养鸡场的发病鸡中分离出大肠杆菌,经常规方法培养、纯化、镜检,分离出符合大肠杆菌培养特性和形态特征的菌株有147株,分离率为78.62%,经生化鉴定,其结果也符合本菌特性。有111株被鉴定出血清型,共分出18个血清型,主要血清型是O141,O147,O149,O88,O78,O1,O2,O111,O115等,其中O14120株,占定型菌株的18.02%;O88和O78各12株,分别占定型菌株的10.81%;O147,O149,O1各8株,分别占定型菌株的7.27%;O27株,O1116株,O1156株,分别占定型菌株的6.31%,5.41%,5.41%。用88株分离菌株接种供试雏鸡后,发病症状及剖检病变均符合本病特征。高致病性菌株、中度致病菌株、低致病性菌株分别占50%,26.14%,23.86%。采用Kirby-Bauer纸片法,用33种药敏纸片对147株分离菌进行药敏试验,结果表明,分离出的大肠杆菌耐药性已相当强,仅对氟苯尼考、先锋杆灭、广安、菌必治(头孢三嗪)、常欢、谱净、卡那霉素等药物敏感性较高。     

天津地区鸡致病性大肠杆菌血清型分布及其优势血清型的外膜蛋白型研究

从天津地区各区县养鸡场分离 ,鉴定出 45株鸡致病性大肠杆菌。对 45株致病性大肠杆菌进行血清型鉴定 ,共定型出 3 1株 ,分属 1 4个血清型 ,其中 O78、O88、O2 、O4 5、O53、O14 5为优势血清型 ,占定型菌株的 58.3 %。提取 O78、O88、O2 、O4 5、O53和O14 56个血清型 1 8个分离株的外膜蛋白 ( Outermembrane protein,OMP) ,测定外膜蛋白型 ( Outmembrane protein patterns,OMPS) ,SDS-PAGE分析表明这些分离株共产生了 3个 OMP型 ( 1～ 3型 )。 OMP-1型为 O78、O88、O2 、O53、O14 55个血清型分离株所共有 ,OMP-2型为 O78、O4 5、O14 53个血清型分离株所共有。这表明同一血清的菌株可能属于完全不同的 OMP型 ,而血清型不同的菌株也可能为同一 OMP型。     

肉仔鸡病原大肠杆菌地方分离株的血清型鉴定

从河北的三河、滦南、乐亭、卢龙及昌黎等地 2 9个养鸡场 (户 )分离鉴定了 82株病原大肠杆菌 ,用 54种常见动物病原大肠杆菌单价 O抗血清进行了血清型鉴定。结果 82株分离菌有65株被鉴定出了相应 O血清群 (占鉴定菌株的79.2 6%) ,分属 6种不同血清型 ,其中以 O78和O45两种为优势血清型 (占定型菌株的64.61 %) ,其余 4种 O血清群占定型菌株的 3 5.3 9%,尚有 1 7株未能定型 (占鉴定菌株的 2 0 .74%)     

Characterization of pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from humans in Austria: phenotypes, toxin gene types and epidemiology

One hundred and ten clinical Escherichia coli isolates of serovar O157 (n = 102) and O26 (n = 8) were characterized for the presence of putative virulence genes by PCR. All but one of these isolates contained the eae gene. The EHEC-hly gene could be detected in all E. coli O157 and in 50% of E. coli O26 isolates. Forty-five (40.9%) of the 110 E. coli were positive for both stx(1) and stx(2) genes, 2 (1.8%) isolates were positive for stx(1) and 57 isolates (51.8%) were positive for stx(2) only. Among the 102 stx(2) positive isolates, 14 (13.7%) E. coli O157 contained also the stx(2c) variant gene. No other stx(2) variant was identified. Six clinical isolates (five E. coli O157:H7 and one E. coli O26) did not contain stx genes. Ten non-pathogenic E. coli isolates which were amplified as controls didn't contain any stx and eae gene but two of the ten strains contained the EHEC-hly gene. By their growth on chromogenic media, all but two of 50 E. coli O157 could be differentiated from eight E. coli O26 and 10 non-pathogenic E. coli. Sixty-one of the O157:H7 isolates were further subjected to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) which identified 49 distinguishable patterns. In five cases where contact infection among family members was suspected, indistinguishable PFGE patterns confirmed the epidemiological relatedness of the isolates. Moreover, two PFGE clusters were identified which comprised five and three strains, respectively. These findings indicate the occurrence of both family and diffuse outbreaks of E. coli O157 infections in Austria during recent years and demonstrate the need for molecular subtyping of these pathogens.     

Persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in experimentally infected swine

These experiments determined the ability of Escherichia coli O157:H7 to colonize and persist in pigs simultaneously inoculated with other pathogenic E. coli strains. Three-months-old pigs were inoculated with a mixture of five E. coli strains. The mixture included two Shiga toxigenic E. coli (STEC) O157:H7 strains, two enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) strains and one enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) strain. A high dose mixture with all five strains at 10(10)CFU/animal (CFU: colony forming units) and a low dose mixture with the STEC strains at 10(7)CFU and the EPEC and ETEC strains remaining at 10(10)CFU were used. The STEC strains persisted in the alimentary tracts of some pigs at 2 months post-inoculation, following inoculation with both the high and low dose mixtures. When all strains were given at 10(10)CFU (high dose) the STEC strains persisted in greater numbers and in more pigs than did the other E. coli strains. The results demonstrated that persistent colonization (> or =2 months) by E. coli O157:H7 can occur in pigs. These findings were similar to those reported from sheep inoculated with the same mixture of E. coli strains. The results are consistent with reports suggesting that pigs have the potential to be reservoir hosts for STEC O157:H7.     

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。     

Occurrence and characteristics of CS31A antigen-producing Escherichia coli in calves with diarrhoea and septicaemia in Argentina

CS31A is a K88-related non-fimbrial adhesin first described on Escherichia coli strains isolated from diarrhoeic and septicaemic calves. In this report, CS31A antigen was screened by immunological methods and confirmed by PCR among bovine E. coli isolates. In addition, CS31A-producing strains were characterized with respect to different fimbrial antigens, O-serogroup and other properties related to virulence. Faecal or tissue specimens of 100 diarrhoeic or septicaemic calves and 27 older cattle with different pathologies from 71 outbreaks or individual cases that occurred in Buenos Aires province, Argentina, were examined. CS31A + E. coli strains were isolated from 21 (21.0%) calves from 16 outbreaks or individual cases. No CS31A + E. coli was detected in samples from cattle more than 1 year old. Fimbriae F5, F41, F17a and F17b were not detected among the CS31A-producing strains. Three (14.3%) of the CS31A+ E. coli strains expressed the F17c fimbria. All of the 21 isolates exhibited at least one property of septicaemic strains (resistance to serum, production of aerobactin or colicins) but none of them demonstrated heat-stable enterotoxigenic activity. CS31A + E. coli isolates belonged to 10 serogroups, more commonly O8, O7, O17 and O21. The results obtained here confirm the worldwide distribution of CS31A antigen in bovine E. coli strains. However, CS31A + or CS31A + /F17c + E. coli were less frequently isolated than they were in North hemisphere countries.     

Occurrence and characterization of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) strains from dairy farms in Trinidad

A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence and characteristics of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli (VTEC) on 25 dairy farms each located in Waller field and Carlsen field farming areas in Trinidad. On each selected farm, faecal samples were collected from milking cows, calves and humans; rectal swabs were obtained from pet farm dogs; bulk milk was sampled as well as effluent from the milking parlour. Escherichia coli was isolated from all sources on selective media using standard methods. Isolates of E. coli were subjected to slide agglutination test using E. coli O157 antiserum, vero cell cytotoxicity assay to detect verocytotoxin (VT) and heat labile toxin (LT) production, the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect VT genes, and the dry spot test to screen for E. coli O157 and non-O157 strains. In addition, faecal samples from animal and human sources were tested for VT genes using PCR. Of a total of 933 E. coli isolates tested by the slide test, eight (0.9%) were positive for the O157 strain. The vero cell cytotoxicity assay detected VT-producing strains of E. coli in 16.6%, 14.6%, 3.2% and 7.1% of isolates from cows, calves, farm dogs and humans respectively (P < 0.05; chi(2)). For LT production, the highest frequency was detected amongst isolates of E. coli from calves (10.8%) and the lowest (0.0%) amongst isolates from humans and bulk milk (P < 0.05; chi(2)). Of the 61 VT-producing isolates by vero cell cytotoxicity assay tested by PCR, the VT, LT and eae genes were detected in 62.3%, 4.9% and 1.6% respectively (P < 0.05; chi(2)). Amongst the 45 E. coli isolates that were VT positive (vero cell) or VT-gene positive by PCR, 2.2%, 2.2%, 4.4% and 6.7% belonged to non-O157 strains O91, O111, O103 and O157, respectively, as determined by the Dry spot test. Detection of VTEC strains in milk and dairy animals poses a health risk to consumers of milk originating from these farms. In addition, the demonstration of VTEC strains in humans, VT gene in faecal samples and E. coli isolates as well as non-O157 VTEC strains of E. coli are being documented for the first time in the country.     

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.     

Identification of Escherichia coli O157:H7-strains from pigs with postweaning diarrhoea and amplification of their virulence marker genes by PCR

Escherichia coli isolated from pigs with postweaning diarrhoea were examined by PCR for the presence of the O157 rfb gene responsible for the biosynthesis of E coli O157 lipopolysaccharide. Among the 372 isolates tested, 38 (10.2 per cent) were of the O157 serogroup, but none of these possessed the H7 determinant. Further analysis of the E coli O157 isolates revealed that seven of them had the genes responsible for the production of Shiga toxin 1 and eaeA intimin, four other strains had genes responsible for the production of Shiga toxin 2, and four other strains were positive for the enterohaemolysin gene.     

In vitro and in vivo characterization of avian Escherichia coli. II. Factors associated with pathogenicity

The pathogenicity of 197 Escherichia coli isolates obtained from clinically affected commercially grown broiler chickens and normal hatchery chicks was assessed by inoculating day-old broilers intratracheally. The degree of pathogenicity (high, intermediate, low) was judged according to mortality and lesions occurring within 7 days following inoculation. Serotype, metabolic activity, motility, and in vitro antibiotic sensitivity of each isolate were evaluated and related to pathogenicity. Seventy-five of the isolates of high to intermediate pathogenicity belonged to serogroup O2, O78, or O35. In addition, 51 pathogenic E. coli isolates could not be serotyped, and several had multiple serotypes. Most isolates had similar metabolic activity, as determined by amino acid decarboxylation and carbohydrate fermentation, regardless of pathogenicity. An exception was the fermentation of adonitol, which occurred more frequently with the highly pathogenic strains. Motility and in vitro antibiotic sensitivity were not related to pathogenicity. An age-associated resistance to intratracheal E. coli administration occurred by 15 days of age in uncompromised birds. Relative susceptibility of birds older than 2 weeks to intratracheal and/or intravenous E. coli inoculation could be increased by prior exposure to pathogenic reovirus 1733, adenovirus 3167, or infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV). Birds infected with IBDV at 3 weeks failed to clear apathogenic and pathogenic E. coli from circulating blood.     

Virulence gene profiles and intimin subtypes of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from healthy and diarrhoeic calves

The virulence properties of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains isolated from diarrhoeic and non-diarrhoeic calves were compared. The strains were also tested for O157:H7, O111 and O26 serotypes, using PCR and conventional serotyping methods. E coli strains isolated from 297 faecal samples, from 200 diarrhoeic and 97 non-diarrhoeic calves, were screened by multiplex PCR assay for the stx1, stx2, eae and Ehly virulence genes. STECs were recovered from 8 per cent of diarrhoeic calves and 10.3 per cent of non-diarrhoeic calves. The predominant virulence gene profile was stx1/eae/Ehly (47.3 per cent) among isolates from diarrhoeic calves and eae/Ehly (36.8 per cent) among isolates from non-diarrhoeic calves. Among three tested serogroups, the predominant serogroup was O26 (18.4 per cent), and O157:H7 was not detected. Intimin subtyping by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis revealed only three intimin subtypes (β, γ and ). A significant difference was observed in the distribution of Int- between two groups. Int- was present in 50 per cent of the isolates from diarrhoeic calves and in 11.1 per cent of the isolates from non-diarrhoeic calves; this difference was statistically significant (P=0.01).     

Molecular characterisation of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 strains isolated in Poland

Ten Escherichia coli O157 strains isolated from cattle and children in Poland were investigated by the use of molecular biological methods. All strains possessed the intimin and enterohaemolysin genes and harboured the genetic determinants for Stx2 toxin (five isolates), Stx1 toxin (two strains) or both (three isolates). The genetic relatedness of the strains was examined by restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of chromosomal DNA digested with Xbal and Notl. Nine closely related RFLP patterns were observed. Comparison of bovine and human E coli O157 isolates based on the analysis of Xbal and Notl digested profiles showed that all strains belonged to one genetic cluster. These results indicate that cattle must be considered as a possible source of human E coli O157 infection in Poland.