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ArticleEpidemiology and infection2016

Molecular characterization and antimicrobial resistance of STEC strains isolated from healthy cattle in 2011 and 2013 in Spain.

A Cabal, M C Porrero, M L DE LA Cruz, J L Saez, C Barcena, G Lopez, C Gortazar, L Dominguez, J Alvarez

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

A CabalVISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Universidad Complutense,Madrid,Spain.
M C PorreroVISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Universidad Complutense,Madrid,Spain.
M L DE LA CruzVISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Universidad Complutense,Madrid,Spain.
J L SaezSubdirección General de Sanidad e Higiene Animal y Trazabilidad,Ministerio de Agricultura,Alimentación y Medio Ambiente,Madrid,Spain.
C BarcenaVISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Universidad Complutense,Madrid,Spain.
G LopezSubdirección General de Sanidad e Higiene Animal y Trazabilidad,Ministerio de Agricultura,Alimentación y Medio Ambiente,Madrid,Spain.
C GortazarSaBio IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM),Ciudad Real,Spain.
L DominguezVISAVET Health Surveillance Centre, Universidad Complutense,Madrid,Spain.
J AlvarezDepartment of Veterinary Population Medicine,College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota,St Paul,MN,USA.
Universidad Complutense de Madrid · ESMinisterio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación · ESUniversity of Minnesota · US

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Abstract

Prevention of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) foodborne outbreaks is hampered by its complex epidemiology. We assessed the distribution of virulence genes (VGs), main serogroups/serotypes for public health [haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS)-related], antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiles and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) patterns in a collection of STEC isolates obtained from cattle hide (n = 149) and faecal (n = 406) samples collected during a national survey conducted in Spain in 2011 and 2013. Isolates were cultured using McConkey and CT-SMAC agar after enrichment, and confirmed as STEC by PCR. STEC prevalence in hides (15·4%) was higher than in faeces (10·7%) and O157:H7 was more frequent in the former (2·7% vs. 0·99%). Non-O157 HUS-related serogroups were present albeit at low frequencies. The non-O157 isolates were more heterogeneous than O157:H7 in their VG patterns, with 25/64 presenting VGs from both STEC and enterotoxigenic pathotypes (hybrid isolates). Of the STEC isolates, 62·5% were resistant at least to one antimicrobial, and no differences in AMR between O157:H7 and non-O157 were detected. All isolates had different profiles by PFGE and did not form a cluster. Overall, our results demonstrated that STEC in the cattle reservoir is still a matter of concern for human health due to the presence of HUS-related serogroups, the occurrence of certain VGs, AMR and the additional risks that hybrid isolates may pose, and thus warrants further investigation.

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Drug Resistance, BacterialAnimalsBacterial ProteinsCattleCattle DiseasesElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldEscherichia coli InfectionsEscherichia coli O157FecesPhylogenySerogroupShiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coliSpainVirulence FactorsBacterial ProteinsVirulence FactorsMolecular epidemiologypublic healthpulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)Shiga-like toxin-producing E. colizoonotic foodborne diseases

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PMID27387818
PMCPMC9150403
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