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Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli Strains Negative for Locus of Enterocyte Effacement.

Authors :
Newton, Hayley J.
Sloan, Joan
Bulach, Dieter M.
Seemann, Torsten
Allison, Cody C.
Tauschek, Marija
Robins-Browne, Roy M.
Paton, James C.
Whittam, Thomas S.
Paton, Adrienne W.
Hartland, Elizabeth L.
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases; Mar2009, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p372-380, 9p, 4 Diagrams, 4 Charts
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

Most Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infections that are associated with severe sequelae such as hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) are caused by attaching and effacing pathogens that carry the locus of enterocyte effacement (LEE). However, a proportion of STEC isolates that do not carry LEE have been associated with HUS. To clarify the emergence of LEE-negative STEC, we compared the genetic composition of the virulence plasmids pO113 and pO157 from LEE-negative and LEE-positive STEC, respectively. The complete nucleotide sequence of pO113 showed that several plasmid genes were shared by STEC O157:H7. In addition, allelic profi ling of the ehxA gene demonstrated that pO113 belongs to a different evolutionary lineage than pO157 and that the virulence plasmids of LEE-negative STEC strains were highly related. In contrast, multilocus sequence typing of 17 LEE-negative STEC isolates showed several clonal groups, suggesting that pathogenic LEE-negative STEC has emerged several times throughout its evolution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040
Volume :
15
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
37180885
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1502.080631