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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli pathogenesis: role of Long polar fimbriae in Peyer's patches interactions. Sci Rep 2017; 7:44655. [PMID: 28317910 PMCID: PMC5357955 DOI: 10.1038/srep44655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Accepted: 02/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) are major food-borne pathogens whose survival and virulence in the human digestive tract remain unclear owing to paucity of relevant models. EHEC interact with the follicle-associated epithelium of Peyer’s patches of the distal ileum and translocate across the intestinal epithelium via M-cells, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are still unknown. Here, we investigated the involvement of Long polar fimbriae (Lpf) in EHEC pathogenesis. Of the 236 strains tested, a significant association was observed between the presence of lpf operons and pathogenicity. In sophisticated in vitro models of the human gastro-intestinal tract, lpf expression was induced during transit through the simulated stomach and small intestine, but not in the colonic compartment. To investigate the involvement of Lpf in EHEC pathogenesis, lpf isogenic mutants and their relative trans-complemented strains were generated. Translocation across M-cells, interactions with murine ileal biopsies containing Peyer’s patches and the number of hemorrhagic lesions were significantly reduced with the lpf mutants compared to the wild-type strain. Complementation of lpf mutants fully restored the wild-type phenotypes. Our results indicate that (i) EHEC might colonize the terminal ileum at the early stages of infection, (ii) Lpf are an important player in the interactions with Peyer’s patches and M-cells, and could contribute to intestinal colonization.
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Pradel N, Etienne-Mesmin L, Thévenot J, Cordonnier C, Blanquet-Diot S, Livrelli V. In vitro adhesion properties of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli isolated from cattle, food, and humans. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:156. [PMID: 25774152 PMCID: PMC4343011 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are able to cause serious illnesses ranging from diarrhea to hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). These bacteria colonize the digestive tract of humans and produce Shiga-toxins, which are considered to be essential for virulence and are crucial in lethal infection. Colon colonization is supposed to be a determinant step in the development of the infection, but the virulence traits that mediate this step are unclear. We analyzed the ability of 256 STEC strains belonging to seropathotype A (the most virulent O157:H7 serotype) to seropathotype E (not involved in human disease) to adhere to HEp-2, HCT-8, and T84 cell lines. Of the 256 STEC tested most (82%) were non-adherent in our assays. The adhesion levels were globally low and were not related to pathogenicity, although the highest levels were associated to O26:H11 and O103:H2 strains of seropathotype B (associated with HUS but less commonly than serotype O157:H7), possessing both the eae and toxB genes.
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- Nathalie Pradel
- Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, M2iSH, 'Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l'Hôte' UMR INSERM/Université d'Auvergne U1071 USC-INRA 2018, Clermont Université - Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, M2iSH, 'Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l'Hôte' UMR INSERM/Université d'Auvergne U1071 USC-INRA 2018, Clermont Université - Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand, France ; Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, EA-4678 CIDAM, 'Conception Ingénierie et Développement de l'Aliment et du Médicament', Clermont Université - Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, M2iSH, 'Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l'Hôte' UMR INSERM/Université d'Auvergne U1071 USC-INRA 2018, Clermont Université - Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand, France ; Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, EA-4678 CIDAM, 'Conception Ingénierie et Développement de l'Aliment et du Médicament', Clermont Université - Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, M2iSH, 'Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l'Hôte' UMR INSERM/Université d'Auvergne U1071 USC-INRA 2018, Clermont Université - Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand, France ; Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, EA-4678 CIDAM, 'Conception Ingénierie et Développement de l'Aliment et du Médicament', Clermont Université - Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, EA-4678 CIDAM, 'Conception Ingénierie et Développement de l'Aliment et du Médicament', Clermont Université - Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, M2iSH, 'Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l'Hôte' UMR INSERM/Université d'Auvergne U1071 USC-INRA 2018, Clermont Université - Université d'Auvergne Clermont-Ferrand, France ; Unité de Recherche M2iSH, Faculté de Pharmacie, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Service Bactériologie Mycologie Parasitologie Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Yuji Wakimoto
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts
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- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts
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Etienne-Mesmin L, Chassaing B, Sauvanet P, Denizot J, Blanquet-Diot S, Darfeuille-Michaud A, Pradel N, Livrelli V. Interactions with M cells and macrophages as key steps in the pathogenesis of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli infections. PLoS One 2011; 6:e23594. [PMID: 21858177 PMCID: PMC3157389 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2011] [Accepted: 07/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) are food-borne pathogens that can cause serious infections ranging from diarrhea to hemorrhagic colitis (HC) and hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). Translocation of Shiga-toxins (Stx) from the gut lumen to underlying tissues is a decisive step in the development of the infection, but the mechanisms involved remain unclear. Many bacterial pathogens target the follicle-associated epithelium, which overlies Peyer's patches (PPs), cross the intestinal barrier through M cells and are captured by mucosal macrophages. Here, translocation across M cells, as well as survival and proliferation of EHEC strains within THP-1 macrophages were investigated using EHEC O157:H7 reference strains, isogenic mutants, and 15 EHEC strains isolated from HC/HUS patients. We showed for the first time that E. coli O157:H7 strains are able to interact in vivo with murine PPs, to translocate ex vivo through murine ileal mucosa with PPs and across an in vitro human M cell model. EHEC strains are also able to survive and to produce Stx in macrophages, which induce cell apoptosis and Stx release. In conclusion, our results suggest that the uptake of EHEC by M cells and underlying macrophages in the PP may be a critical step in Stx translocation and release in vivo. A new model for EHEC infection in humans is proposed that could help in a fuller understanding of EHEC-associated diseases.
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- Lucie Etienne-Mesmin
- Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, JE 2526 Evolution des bactéries pathogènes et susceptibilité génétique de l'hôte, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- INRA, Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Unité Sous Contrat USC-2018, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, ERT 18, Conception, Ingénierie et Développement de l'Aliment et du Médicament, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, UFR Pharmacie, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, JE 2526 Evolution des bactéries pathogènes et susceptibilité génétique de l'hôte, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- INRA, Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Unité Sous Contrat USC-2018, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, JE 2526 Evolution des bactéries pathogènes et susceptibilité génétique de l'hôte, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- INRA, Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Unité Sous Contrat USC-2018, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- CHU Clermont Ferrand, Pôle des Pathologies Digestives, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, JE 2526 Evolution des bactéries pathogènes et susceptibilité génétique de l'hôte, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- INRA, Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Unité Sous Contrat USC-2018, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, ERT 18, Conception, Ingénierie et Développement de l'Aliment et du Médicament, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, UFR Pharmacie, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, JE 2526 Evolution des bactéries pathogènes et susceptibilité génétique de l'hôte, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- INRA, Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Unité Sous Contrat USC-2018, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, JE 2526 Evolution des bactéries pathogènes et susceptibilité génétique de l'hôte, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- INRA, Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Unité Sous Contrat USC-2018, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Auvergne, JE 2526 Evolution des bactéries pathogènes et susceptibilité génétique de l'hôte, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- INRA, Institut National Recherche Agronomique, Unité Sous Contrat USC-2018, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, UFR Pharmacie, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Service Bactériologie Mycologie Parasitologie, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Archer MJ, Long N, Lin B. Effect of probe characteristics on the subtractive hybridization efficiency of human genomic DNA. BMC Res Notes 2010; 3:109. [PMID: 20406484 PMCID: PMC2862039 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2009] [Accepted: 04/20/2010] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background The detection sensitivity of low abundance pathogenic species by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) can be significantly enhanced by removing host nucleic acids. This selective removal can be performed using a magnetic bead-based solid phase with covalently immobilized capture probes. One of the requirements to attain efficient host background nucleic acids subtraction is the capture probe characteristics. Findings In this study we investigate how various capture probe characteristics influence the subtraction efficiency. While the primary focus of this report is the impact of probe length, we also studied the impact of probe conformation as well as the amount of capture probe attached to the solid phase. The probes were immobilized on magnetic microbeads functionalized with a phosphorous dendrimer. The subtraction efficiency was assessed by quantitative real time PCR using a single-step capture protocol and genomic DNA as target. Our results indicate that short probes (100 to 200 bp) exhibit the best subtraction efficiency. Additionally, higher subtraction efficiencies with these probes were obtained as the amount of probe immobilized on the solid phase decreased. Under optimal probes condition, our protocol showed a 90 - 95% subtraction efficiency of human genomic DNA. Conclusions The characteristics of the capture probe are important for the design of efficient solid phases. The length, conformation and abundance of the probes determine the capture efficiency of the solid phase.
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- Marie J Archer
- US Naval Research Laboratory, Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, 4555 Overlook Avenue, S W, Washington, DC, 20375, USA.
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Adams IP, Glover RH, Monger WA, Mumford R, Jackeviciene E, Navalinskiene M, Samuitiene M, Boonham N. Next-generation sequencing and metagenomic analysis: a universal diagnostic tool in plant virology. MOLECULAR PLANT PATHOLOGY 2009; 10:537-45. [PMID: 19523106 PMCID: PMC6640393 DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2009.00545.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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A novel, unbiased approach to plant viral disease diagnosis has been developed which requires no a priori knowledge of the host or pathogen. Next-generation sequencing coupled with metagenomic analysis was used to produce large quantities of cDNA sequence in a model system of tomato infected with Pepino mosaic virus. The method was then applied to a sample of Gomphrena globosa infected with an unknown pathogen originally isolated from the flowering plant Liatris spicata. This plant was found to contain a new cucumovirus, for which we suggest the name 'Gayfeather mild mottle virus'. In both cases, the full viral genome was sequenced. This method expedites the entire process of novel virus discovery, identification, viral genome sequencing and, subsequently, the development of more routine assays for new viral pathogens.
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- Ian P Adams
- Central Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, York, UK.
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Fratamico PM, Bhagwat AA, Injaian L, Fedorka-Cray PJ. Characterization of Shiga Toxin–ProducingEscherichia coliStrains Isolated from Swine Feces. Foodborne Pathog Dis 2008; 5:827-38. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2008.0147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Pina M. Fratamico
- Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania
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- Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland
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- Eastern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania
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- Richard B. Russell Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Athens, Georgia
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Galbraith EA, Antonopoulos DA, White BA. Application of suppressive subtractive hybridization to uncover the metagenomic diversity of environmental samples. Methods Mol Biol 2008; 410:295-333. [PMID: 18642606 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-548-0_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Metagenomics addresses the collective genetic structure and functional composition of a microbial environmental sample without the bias or necessity for culturing the microorganisms from the community in question. Metagenomic studies are now beginning to take advantage of the plethora of complete genome sequences and the associated tools, such as bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) and fosmid vectors, to discover novel genes and survey the structure and function of microbial communities. Complementary and less expensive methods to compare genomes from individual microbes have been utilized in comparative genomic studies. Suppressive subtractive hybridization (SSH) is one such approach, which has been utilized to compare the genomic content of closely related species of bacteria. Recently, SSH has also been used as a comparative method to examine the microbial diversity (i.e., species composition) and functional differences (i.e., gene composition) in the genomic content of two different rumen environmental communities. Through a series of hybridizations and pblymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplifications, metagenomic differences between two environmental samples can be isolated by SSH. Subsequent DNA sequencing and bioinformatic analyses allow the putative identification of these differences.
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Bettelheim KA. The non-O157 shiga-toxigenic (verocytotoxigenic) Escherichia coli; under-rated pathogens. Crit Rev Microbiol 2007; 33:67-87. [PMID: 17453930 DOI: 10.1080/10408410601172172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Following a brief review of the ecology of Escherichia coli in general, the role of Shiga-Toxigenic (Verocytotoxigenic) E. coli (STEC) as pathogens is addressed. While STEC belonging to the serogroup O157 have been extensively studied and shown to be involved in many cases and outbreaks of human disease, the importance of STEC belonging to other serogroups has not been recognized as much. This review addresses the problems associated with these pathogens, demonstrating that increasing the awareness of them is a major part of the problem. This review then demonstrates how widespread isolations especially from food animals and human disease have been, discussing in particular STEC belonging to serogroups O8, O26, O103, O111, O113 and O128. The animal host-specificity of these STEC is also reviewed. In conclusion some methods of improving isolation of these pathogens is addressed.
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Archer MJ, Lin B, Wang Z, Stenger DA. Magnetic bead-based solid phase for selective extraction of genomic DNA. Anal Biochem 2006; 355:285-97. [PMID: 16764814 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2006.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2006] [Revised: 05/01/2006] [Accepted: 05/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Magnetic bead-based solid phases are widely used for the separation of nucleic acids from complex mixtures. The challenge to selectively separate specific DNA molecules (via complementary hybridization) in a single step is the selection of a linker between the capture probe and the solid support that can be exposed to high temperatures in the presence of a high salt media. This article presents a general platform for the fabrication of a magnetic bead-based selective solid phase that can be used for subtractive hybridization or sequence capture applications. Phosphorus dendrimers are used for the first time as linkers in a magnetic bead-based selective solid phase for capture of genomic DNA. Aside from providing a high loading capacity, they render a stable bond between the capture probe and the surface under the high temperature and salt conditions required for denaturation and capture to proceed in a single step. The thermal stability of the solid phase under these conditions is first demonstrated by hybridizing a Cy3-labeled target. The selective capture of DNA targets in a single step is then demonstrated by subtractive hybridization of fragmented human genomic DNA. The specificity and selectivity of the solid phase are demonstrated by the recovery of adenovirus serotype 4 DNA spiked into the human DNA target. The effect of steric and electrostatic constraints was also investigated by using dendrimers of different generations that vary in their size and the number of branches. The results demonstrate that this platform can be used for single-step subtractive hybridization applications with better performance over the conventional two-step method using streptavidin-coated magnetic beads.
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- Marie J Archer
- Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA
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Janka A, Becker G, Sonntag AK, Bielaszewska M, Dobrindt U, Karch H. Presence and characterization of a mosaic genomic island which distinguishes sorbitol-fermenting enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H- from E. coli O157:H7. Appl Environ Microbiol 2005; 71:4875-8. [PMID: 16085887 PMCID: PMC1183287 DOI: 10.1128/aem.71.8.4875-4878.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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A mosaic genomic island comprising Shigella resistance locus (SRL) sequences flanked by segments of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strain EDL933 O islands 43, 81, and 82 was identified in sorbitol-fermenting (SF) enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H(-) strain 493/89. This mosaic island is absent from strain EDL933. PCR targeting the SRL-related sequence is a useful tool to distinguish SF EHEC O157:H(-) from EHEC O157:H7.
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- Andreas Janka
- Institut für Hygiene, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Robert-Koch Strasse 41, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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Purdy A, Rohwer F, Edwards R, Azam F, Bartlett DH. A glimpse into the expanded genome content of Vibrio cholerae through identification of genes present in environmental strains. J Bacteriol 2005; 187:2992-3001. [PMID: 15838025 PMCID: PMC1082809 DOI: 10.1128/jb.187.9.2992-3001.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2004] [Accepted: 01/17/2005] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Vibrio cholerae has multiple survival strategies which are reflected both in its broad distribution in many aquatic environments and its high genotypic diversity. To obtain additional information regarding the content of the V. cholerae genome, suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) was used to prepare libraries of DNA sequences from two southern California coastal isolates which are divergent or absent in the clinical strain V. cholerae O1 El Tor N16961. More than 1,400 subtracted clones were sequenced. This revealed the presence of novel sequences encoding functions related to cell surface structures, transport, metabolism, signal transduction, luminescence, mobile elements, stress resistance, and virulence. Flanking sequence information was determined for loci of interest, and the distribution of these sequences was assessed for a collection of V. cholerae strains obtained from southern California and Mexican environments. This led to the surprising observation that sequences related to the toxin genes toxA, cnf1, and exoY are widespread and more common in these strains than those of the cholera toxin genes which are a hallmark of the pandemic strains of V. cholerae. Gene transfer among these strains could be facilitated by a 4.9-kbp plasmid discovered in one isolate, which possesses similarity to plasmids from other environmental vibrios. By investigating some of the nucleotide sequence basis for V. cholerae genotypic diversity, DNA fragments have been uncovered which could promote survival in coastal environments. Furthermore, a set of genes has been described which could be involved in as yet undiscovered interactions between V. cholerae and eukaryotic organisms.
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- Alexandra Purdy
- Marine Biology Research Division, Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0202, USA
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Prager R, Annemüller S, Tschäpe H. Diversity of virulence patterns among shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from human clinical cases — need for more detailed diagnostics. Int J Med Microbiol 2005; 295:29-38. [PMID: 15861814 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2004.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Intestinal infections due to shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli bacteria (STEC) reveal a broad range of clinical symptoms and a large scale of virulence properties of the respective pathogens. The question whether all STEC variants or only a particular group of them need to be considered for clinical and epidemiological purposes was answered throughout this study. Using the PCR technique for the identification of 25 different virulence-associated genes, 266 E. coli strains belonging to 81 different E. coli serotypes from various clinical origins were investigated. A great genetic diversity of the virulence properties and a broad range of virulence marker combinations have been identified. However, distinct virulence marker combinations (e.g. Stx2/LEE/pO157 as well as Stx2dac/pO113) were found to be associated with the same notified clinical symptoms (e.g. HUS). Such an association speaks either for the "shiga toxin-only concept" or for several redundant, but clinically or epidemiologically important virulence properties.
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- Rita Prager
- Robert Koch-Institut, Burgstrasse 37, D-38855 Wernigerode, Germany
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Bode E, Hurtle W, Norwood D. Real-time PCR assay for a unique chromosomal sequence of Bacillus anthracis. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 42:5825-31. [PMID: 15583318 PMCID: PMC535252 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.12.5825-5831.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Real-time PCR has become an important method for the rapid identification of Bacillus anthracis since the 2001 anthrax mailings. Most real-time PCR assays for B. anthracis have been developed to detect virulence genes located on the pXO1 and pXO2 plasmids. In contrast, only two published chromosomal targets exist, the rpoB gene and the gyrA gene. In the present study, subtraction-hybridization with a plasmid-cured B. anthracis tester strain and a Bacillus cereus driver was used to find a unique chromosomal sequence. By targeting this region, a real-time assay was developed with the Ruggedized Advanced Pathogen Identification Device. Further testing has revealed that the assay has 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity, with a limit of detection of 50 fg of DNA. The results of a search for sequences with homology with the BLAST program demonstrated significant alignment to the recently published B. anthracis Ames strain, while an inquiry for protein sequence similarities indicated homology with an abhydrolase from B. anthracis strain A2012. The importance of this chromosomal assay will be to verify the presence of B. anthracis independently of plasmid occurrence.
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- Elizabeth Bode
- United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, Diagnostic Systems Division, 1425 Porter St., Fort Detrick, MD 21702, USA
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Toma C, Martínez Espinosa E, Song T, Miliwebsky E, Chinen I, Iyoda S, Iwanaga M, Rivas M. Distribution of putative adhesins in different seropathotypes of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 42:4937-46. [PMID: 15528677 PMCID: PMC525252 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.11.4937-4946.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The distribution of eight putative adhesins that are not encoded in the locus for enterocyte effacement (LEE) in 139 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) of different serotypes was investigated by PCR. Five of the adhesins (Iha, Efa1, LPF(O157/OI-141), LPF(O157/OI-154), and LPF(O113)) are encoded in regions corresponding to genomic O islands of E. coli EDL933, while the other three adhesins have been reported to be encoded in the STEC megaplasmid of various serotypes (ToxB [O157:H7], Saa [O113:H21], and Sfp [O157:NM]). STEC strains were isolated from humans (n = 54), animals (n = 52), and food (n = 33). They were classified into five seropathotypes (A through E) based on the reported occurrence of STEC serotypes in human disease, in outbreaks, and in the hemolytic-uremic syndrome (M. A. Karmali, M. Mascarenhas, S. Shen, K. Ziebell, S. Johnson, R. Reid-Smith, J. Isaac-Renton, C. Clark, K. Rahn, and J. B. Kaper, J. Clin. Microbiol. 41:4930-4940, 2003). The most prevalent adhesin was that encoded by the iha gene (91%; 127 of 139 strains), which was distributed in all seropathotypes. toxB and efa1 were present mainly in strains of seropathotypes A and B, which were LEE positive. saa was present only in strains of seropathotypes C, D, and E, which were LEE negative. Two fimbrial genes, lpfA(O157/OI-141) and lpfA(O157/OI-154), were strongly associated with seropathotype A. The fimbrial gene lpfA(O113) was present in all seropathotypes except for seropathotype A, while sfpA was not present in any of the strains studied. The distribution of STEC adhesins depends mainly on serotypes and not on the source of isolation. Seropathotype A, which is associated with severe disease and frequently is involved in outbreaks, possesses a unique adhesin profile which is not present in the other seropathotypes. The wide distribution of iha in STEC strains suggested that it could be a candidate for vaccine development.
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- Claudia Toma
- Division of Bacterial Pathogenesis, Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan.
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Schouler C, Koffmann F, Amory C, Leroy-Sétrin S, Moulin-Schouleur M. Genomic subtraction for the identification of putative new virulence factors of an avian pathogenic Escherichia coli strain of O2 serogroup. Microbiology (Reading) 2004; 150:2973-2984. [PMID: 15347755 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.27261-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To identify putative new virulence factors of avian pathogenicEscherichia coli(APEC) strains, a genomic subtraction was performed between the APEC strain MT512 and the non-pathogenicE. colistrain of avian origin EC79. Seventeen DNA fragments were cloned that were specific for the APEC strain. Among them, nine were identified that were more frequent among pathogenic than non-pathogenic isolates in a collection of 67 avianE. coli. Chromosome or plasmid location, and the nucleotide sequence of these nine fragments were characterized. Four fragments were plasmid-located. The nucleotide sequence of two of them exhibited identity with the sequence of the RepF1B replicon ofE. coliplasmids, and the amino-acid deduced sequences from the two other fragments exhibited similarity to the products of genessitAofSalmonellaTyphimurium andiroDofE. coli, which are involved in iron metabolism. Of the five chromosome-located fragments, three were predicted to encode parts of proteins that were significantly homologous to previously described proteins: TktA (transketolase) ofHaemophilus influenzae, a FruA (fructokinase) homologue ofListeria innocuaand Gp2 (large terminal subunit) of phage 21. The putative products of the two other chromosome-located fragments were homologous to proteins with unknown functions: Z0255 ofE. colistrain EDL933 (EHEC) and RatA ofSalmonellaTyphimurium strain LT2. Both these chromosomal fragments, whose presence is correlated with serogroups O1 and O2 and to the virulence of APEC strains belonging to these serogroups, are good candidates for being part of novel virulence determinants of APEC. Moreover, several fragments were shown to be located close to tRNAselC,asnTorthrW, which suggests they could be part of pathogenicity islands. Six fragments that were shown to be part of whole ORFs present in the APEC strain MT 512 were also present in extra-intestinal pathogenicE. coli(ExPEC) strains of human and animal origin. Thus, the putative novel virulence factors identified in this study could be shared by ExPEC strains of different origins.
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- Catherine Schouler
- INRA-Centre de Tours, UR86, Pathologie bactérienne, 37380 Nouzilly, France
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- INRA-Centre de Tours, UR86, Pathologie bactérienne, 37380 Nouzilly, France
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Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis of 161 Hafnia alvei isolates from 158 hosts and 3 water column samples collected in Australia revealed that this species consists of two genetically distinct groups. The two groups of H. alvei differed significantly in their genetic structure and host distribution. The taxonomic class of the host but not geographic locality explained a significant proportion of the observed genetic and biochemical variation among strains within each genetic group.
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- Shoko Okada
- School of Botany and Zoology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
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