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ArticleThe Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy2018

Host-specific differences in the contribution of an ESBL IncI1 plasmid to intestinal colonization by Escherichia coli O104:H4.

M Giles, S A Cawthraw, M AbuOun, C M Thomas, D Munera, M K Waldor, R M La Ragione, J M Ritchie

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Article in The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

M GilesDepartment of Bacteriology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Weybridge, UK.
S A CawthrawDepartment of Bacteriology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Weybridge, UK.
M AbuOunDepartment of Bacteriology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Weybridge, UK.
C M ThomasSchool of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
D MuneraDivision of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
M K WaldorDivision of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital/Department of Microbiology and Immunobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
R M La RagioneSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
J M RitchieSchool of Biosciences and Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
Animal and Plant Health Agency · GBBrigham and Women's Hospital · USUniversity of Surrey · GBUniversity of Birmingham · GB

Funding

Vibrio cholerae intestinal colonization and vaccine developmentR01AI042347 · NIAID · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI WALDOR, MATTHEW K · 1998 to 2025
$7.3M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI042347
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: To assess stability and contribution of a large ESBL-encoding IncI1 plasmid to intestinal colonization by Escherichia coli O104:H4 in two different mammalian hosts. Methods: Specific-pathogen-free 3-4-day-old New Zealand White rabbits and conventionally reared 6-week-old weaned lambs were orally infected with WT E. coli O104:H4 or the ESBL-plasmid-cured derivative, and the recovery of bacteria in intestinal homogenates and faeces monitored over time. Results: Carriage of the ESBL plasmid had differing impacts on E. coli O104:H4 colonization of the two experimental hosts. The plasmid-cured strain was recovered at significantly higher levels than WT during late-stage colonization of rabbits, but at lower levels than WT in sheep. Regardless of the animal host, the ESBL plasmid was stably maintained in virtually all in vivo passaged bacteria that were examined. Conclusions: These findings suggest that carriage of ESBL plasmids has distinct effects on the host bacterium depending upon the animal species it encounters and demonstrates that, as for E. coli O157:H7, ruminants could represent a potential transmission reservoir.

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Host Microbial InteractionsAnimalsbeta-LactamasesEscherichia coli O104FecesIntestinesPlasmidsRabbitsSheepSpecies Specificitybeta-Lactamases

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PMID29506073
PMCPMC6658847
OpenAlexW2789414489

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