Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Via Salute, 2, 80055 Portici, NA, Italy.
Res Vet Sci. 2012 Aug;93(1):18-22. doi: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2011.05.009. Epub 2011 Jun 11.
Two hundred and twenty Escherichia coli isolates from 314 Mediterranean water buffalo calves less than 4 weeks old affected by severe diarrhoea with a lethal outcome were characterized for the presence of the virulence factors LT, ST, Stx1, Stx2, haemolysins, intimin, CNF1, CNF2, CDT-I, CDT-II, CDT-III, CDT-IV, and F17-related fimbriae (F17a, F17b, F17c, F17d). The prevalence of ETEC, STEC and NTEC were 1.8%, 6.8% and 20.9%, respectively. The ETEC isolates were all LT-positive and ST-negative. The STEC isolates were all Stx and intimin-positive, with Stx1 (80%) more frequent than Stx2 (27%). The NTEC isolates were all CNF and Hly-positive, with CNF2 (83%) more frequent than CNF1 (22%). Susceptibility assays to 11 antimicrobials displayed high rates of resistance (>30%) to antimicrobials tested. These data show that the most prevalent strains in diarrhoeic water buffalo calves were NTEC, mostly CNF2 and HlyA-positive, with strong associations CNF2/CDT-III and CNF2/F17c.
从 314 头小于 4 周龄、患有致死性严重腹泻的地中海型水牛肉牛中分离出 220 株大肠杆菌,对这些分离株的 LT、ST、Stx1、Stx2、溶血素、侵袭素、CNF1、CNF2、CDT-I、CDT-II、CDT-III、CDT-IV 和 F17 相关菌毛(F17a、F17b、F17c、F17d)等毒力因子进行了特征分析。肠产毒性大肠杆菌(ETEC)、肠出血性大肠杆菌(STEC)和肠致病性大肠杆菌(NTEC)的流行率分别为 1.8%、6.8%和 20.9%。ETEC 分离株均为 LT 阳性和 ST 阴性。STEC 分离株均为 Stx 和侵袭素阳性,Stx1(80%)比 Stx2(27%)更为常见。NTEC 分离株均为 CNF 和 Hly 阳性,CNF2(83%)比 CNF1(22%)更为常见。对 11 种抗菌药物的药敏试验显示,受试抗菌药物的耐药率(>30%)均较高。这些数据表明,腹泻水牛肉牛中最常见的菌株是 NTEC,主要为 CNF2 和 HlyA 阳性,与 CNF2/CDT-III 和 CNF2/F17c 有很强的关联。