Non-O157 STEC has been shown to have a diverse ecological distribution among food-animals. It has been associated with both outbreaks and individual cases of severe illness. This group of the organisms is now consider...Non-O157 STEC has been shown to have a diverse ecological distribution among food-animals. It has been associated with both outbreaks and individual cases of severe illness. This group of the organisms is now considered as a major contributor to human disease. The clinical description of the diseases caused by these organisms is reviewed. The host specificity of these pathogens is described and discussed. These organisms appear widespread among food animals like cattle and sheep, and can therefore affect a range of foods directly from the meat and excretions of these animals being used in farming practices. This article reviews the origins, diversity and pathogenesis of non-O157 STEC.展开更多
Objective:The present study has characterized dialyzed toxin from non-0157 VTEC E.coli isolates by vero cell toxicity assay and pathogenecity in mice model.Methods:Toxins from non-0157 verocytotoxic Escherichia coli i...Objective:The present study has characterized dialyzed toxin from non-0157 VTEC E.coli isolates by vero cell toxicity assay and pathogenecity in mice model.Methods:Toxins from non-0157 verocytotoxic Escherichia coli isolated from neonatal calves were characterized.Dialyzed toxin from E.coli 026,0111 and 0103 serotypes were prepared and characterized by verocell toxicity assay and pathogenicity in mice model.E.coli 0157:H7 considered as positive control for this study.Results:Cytopathic effects in vero cell line first rounding of vero cells,followed by clumping of cells and finally disintegrated,blackened,shriveled cell line within 16 to 72 hrs.Phenotypic markers such as hind limb paralysis and reddening of tail were prominent in all the toxicated mice.Extensive histopathological study was conducted for multiple organ involvement.Conclusion: Several methods for toxin assay were developed based on biological,immunological and detection of virulence genes related to toxin production but each test has draw back.Therefore,it is likely that future effort will be focused on the development of assay,which is fast,reliable,specific and sensitive methods based on mice model.展开更多
AIM:To identify and assess the novel makers for detection of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 with an integrated computational and experimental approach. METHODS:High-throughput NCBI blast (E-valu...AIM:To identify and assess the novel makers for detection of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 with an integrated computational and experimental approach. METHODS:High-throughput NCBI blast (E-value cutoff e-5) was used to search homologous genes among all sequenced prokaryotic genomes of each gene encoded in each of the three strains of STEC O157:H7 with complete genomes,aiming to find unique genes in O157:H7 as its potential markers. To ensure that the identified markers from the three strains of STEC O157:H7 can serve as general markers for all the STEC O157:H7 strains,a genomic barcode approach was used to select the markers to minimize the possibility of choosing a marker gene as part of a transposable element. Effectiveness of the markers predicted was then validated by running polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on 18 strains of O157:H7 with 5 additional genomes used as negative controls. RESULTS:The blast search identified 20,16 and 20 genes,respectively,in the three sequenced strains of STEC O157:H7,which had no homologs in any of the other prokaryotic genomes. Three genes,wzy,Z0372 and Z0344,common to the three gene lists,were selected based on the genomic barcode approach. PCR showed an identification accuracy of 100% on the 18 tested strains and the 5 controls. CONCLUSION:The three identified novel markers,wzy,Z0372 and Z0344,are highly promising for the detection of STEC O157:H7,in complementary to the known markers.展开更多
文摘Non-O157 STEC has been shown to have a diverse ecological distribution among food-animals. It has been associated with both outbreaks and individual cases of severe illness. This group of the organisms is now considered as a major contributor to human disease. The clinical description of the diseases caused by these organisms is reviewed. The host specificity of these pathogens is described and discussed. These organisms appear widespread among food animals like cattle and sheep, and can therefore affect a range of foods directly from the meat and excretions of these animals being used in farming practices. This article reviews the origins, diversity and pathogenesis of non-O157 STEC.
文摘Objective:The present study has characterized dialyzed toxin from non-0157 VTEC E.coli isolates by vero cell toxicity assay and pathogenecity in mice model.Methods:Toxins from non-0157 verocytotoxic Escherichia coli isolated from neonatal calves were characterized.Dialyzed toxin from E.coli 026,0111 and 0103 serotypes were prepared and characterized by verocell toxicity assay and pathogenicity in mice model.E.coli 0157:H7 considered as positive control for this study.Results:Cytopathic effects in vero cell line first rounding of vero cells,followed by clumping of cells and finally disintegrated,blackened,shriveled cell line within 16 to 72 hrs.Phenotypic markers such as hind limb paralysis and reddening of tail were prominent in all the toxicated mice.Extensive histopathological study was conducted for multiple organ involvement.Conclusion: Several methods for toxin assay were developed based on biological,immunological and detection of virulence genes related to toxin production but each test has draw back.Therefore,it is likely that future effort will be focused on the development of assay,which is fast,reliable,specific and sensitive methods based on mice model.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 30872415National Science Foundation, No. DBI-0354771, ITR-IIS-0407204, DBI-0542119, CCF0621700+1 种基金National Institutes of Health, No. 1R01GM075331 and 1R01GM081682BioEnergy Science Center, US Department of Energy BioEnergy Research Center supported by the Office of Biological and Environmental Research in DOE Office of Science
文摘AIM:To identify and assess the novel makers for detection of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 with an integrated computational and experimental approach. METHODS:High-throughput NCBI blast (E-value cutoff e-5) was used to search homologous genes among all sequenced prokaryotic genomes of each gene encoded in each of the three strains of STEC O157:H7 with complete genomes,aiming to find unique genes in O157:H7 as its potential markers. To ensure that the identified markers from the three strains of STEC O157:H7 can serve as general markers for all the STEC O157:H7 strains,a genomic barcode approach was used to select the markers to minimize the possibility of choosing a marker gene as part of a transposable element. Effectiveness of the markers predicted was then validated by running polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on 18 strains of O157:H7 with 5 additional genomes used as negative controls. RESULTS:The blast search identified 20,16 and 20 genes,respectively,in the three sequenced strains of STEC O157:H7,which had no homologs in any of the other prokaryotic genomes. Three genes,wzy,Z0372 and Z0344,common to the three gene lists,were selected based on the genomic barcode approach. PCR showed an identification accuracy of 100% on the 18 tested strains and the 5 controls. CONCLUSION:The three identified novel markers,wzy,Z0372 and Z0344,are highly promising for the detection of STEC O157:H7,in complementary to the known markers.
