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ArticleScientific reports2019

Molecular profiling and antimicrobial resistance of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26, O45, O103, O121, O145 and O157 isolates from cattle on cow-calf operations in South Africa.

Musafiri Karama, Alfred O Mainga, Beniamino T Cenci-Goga, Mogaugedi Malahlela, Saeed El-Ashram, Alan Kalake

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Musafiri KaramaVeterinary Public Health Section, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa. musafiri.karama@up.ac.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6197-5309
Alfred O MaingaVeterinary Public Health Section, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1915-7713
Beniamino T Cenci-GogaVeterinary Public Health Section, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa.
Mogaugedi MalahlelaVeterinary Public Health Section, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa.
Saeed El-AshramSchool of Life Science and Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, China.
Alan KalakeGauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD), Johannesburg, South Africa.
Onderstepoort Veterinary Academic Hospital · ZAGauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development · ZAKafrelsheikh University · EGUniversity of Perugia · IT

Funding

CGH CDC HHS U2G GH001874
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study, 140 cattle STEC isolates belonging to serogroups O157, O26, O145, O121, O103 and O45 were characterized for 38 virulence-associated genes, antimicrobial resistance profiles and genotyped by PFGE. The majority of isolates carried both stx1 and stx2 concurrently, stx2c, and stx2d; plasmid-encoded genes ehxA, espP, subA and saa but lacked katP and etpD and eaeA. Possession of eaeA was significantly associated with the presence of nle genes, katP, etpD, ureC and terC. However, saa and subA, stx1c and stx1d were only detected in eaeA negative isolates. A complete OI-122 and most non-LEE effector genes were detected in only two eaeA positive serotypes, including STEC O157:H7 and O103:H2. The eaeA gene was detected in STEC serotypes that are commonly implicated in severe humans disease and outbreaks including STEC O157:H7, STEC O145:H28 and O103:H2. PFGE revealed that the isolates were highly diverse with very low rates of antimicrobial resistance. In conclusion, only a small number of cattle STEC serotypes that possessed eaeA, had the highest number of virulence-associated genes, indicative of their high virulence. Further characterization of STEC O157:H7, STEC O145:H28 and O103:H2 using whole genome sequencing will be needed to fully understand their virulence potential for humans.

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AnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsCattleCpG IslandsDrug Resistance, BacterialElectrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-FieldGenes, BacterialMicrobial Sensitivity TestsPhylogenyPlasmidsShiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coliSouth AfricaVirulenceAnti-Bacterial Agents

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