ArticleBMC microbiology2017
The fecal presence of enterotoxin and F4 genes as an indicator of efficacy of treatment with colistin sulfate in pigs.
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- High indigestible dietary protein impairs growth and health status of nursery pigs with Salmonella Typhimurium more than with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli F4 challenge.Journal of animal science · 2026Article
- Effects of processed soybean meal on growth performance and gut microbiome composition in pigs in regular nursery and enterotoxigenicTranslational animal science · 2026Article
- In-feed provision of binding proteins sustains piglet gut health and mitigates ETEC-induced post-weaning diarrhea.Journal of animal science and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Antibacterial plant combinations prevent postweaning diarrhea in organically raised piglets challenged with enterotoxigenicFrontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Liquid fermented cereals with addedFrontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Evolution of Pig Fecal Microbiota Composition and Diversity in Response to EnterotoxigenicMicroorganisms · 2021Article
- Effects of a Four-Week High-Dosage Zinc Oxide Supplemented Diet on CommensalFrontiers in microbiology · 2019Article
- Development of a pig infection model with colistin-resistant Escherichia coli.Veterinary microbiology · 2018Article
- Post weaning diarrhea in pigs: risk factors and non-colistin-based control strategies.Acta veterinaria Scandinavica · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundEnterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains producing multiple enterotoxins are important causes of post-weaning diarrhea (PWD) in pigs. The aim of the present study was to investigate the fecal presence of ETEC enterotoxin as well as F4 and F18 genes as an indicator of colistin sulfate (CS) efficacy for treatment of PWD in pigs. Forty-eight piglets were weaned at the age of 21 days, and were divided into four groups: challenged treated, challenged untreated, unchallenged treated, and unchallenged untreated. Challenge was performed using 10
resultsThe PCR amplification of ETEC virulence genes showed that nearly 100% of pigs excreted genes encoding for STa and STb toxins in the feces before the challenge. These genes, in the absence of the gene encoding F4, were considered as a marker for F4-negative ETEC. One day after ETEC: F4 oral challenge pigs in the two challenged groups excreted the genes encoding LT and F4 in the feces. These genes were considered as a marker for F4-positive ETEC. However, the gene encoding F18 was not detected in any fecal samples of the 4 groups throughout the experiment. After only 3 days of successive oral treatment with CS, a significant reduction in both the F4-positive and negative ETEC populations was observed in the challenged treated group compared to the challenged untreated group (p < 0.0001).
conclusionsOur study is among the first to report that under controlled farming conditions, oral CS treatment had a significant effect on both fecal F4-positive and F4-negative ETEC in pigs. However, CS clinical efficiency was correlated with non-detection of F4-positive ETEC in the feces. Furthermore the fecal presence of F4-negative ETEC was not associated with clinical symptoms of post-weaning diarrhea in pigs.
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