Análises in silico da filogenia e do perfil de genes associados à virulência, dos genomas de linhagens de Escherichia coli de origem aviária

Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) infections are responsible for significant losses in the poultry industry worldwide. A zoonotic risk has been attributed to APEC strains because they present similarities to extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) associated with illness in humans, mainly urinary tract infections and neonatal meningitis. Here, we present in silico analyses with pathogenic E. coli genome sequences, including recently available APEC genomes. The phylogenetic tree, based on multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) of seven housekeeping genes, revealed high diversity in the allelic composition. Nevertheless, despite this diversity, the phylogenetic tree was able to cluster the different pathotypes together. An in silico virulence gene profile was also determined for each of these strains, through the presence or absence of 83 well-known virulence genes/traits described in pathogenic E. coli strains. The MLST phylogeny and the virulence gene profiles demonstrated a certain genetic similarity between Brazilian APEC strains, APEC isolated in the United States, UPEC (uropathogenic E. coli) and diarrheagenic strains isolated from humans. This correlation corroborates and reinforces the zoonotic potential hypothesis proposed to APEC342129133CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO - CNPQCOORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DE PESSOAL DE NÍVEL SUPERIOR - CAPESFUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO - FAPESPsem informação23038.042588/2008-112010/51421-8; 2012/04931- 6; 2012/05073-3As infecções causadas por linhagens de Escherichia coli de origem aviária (APEC) são responsáveis por perdas significativas na indústria avícola em todo mundo. Risco zoonótico tem sido atribuído às linhagens APEC, devido às semelhanças existentes entre elas e linhagens de E. coli patogênicas extraintestinais (ExPEC) de origem humana, causadoras de infecções no trato urinário e meningite neonatal. Neste trabalho, apresentamos os resultados de análises in silico feitas a partir dos genomas de linhagens patogênicas de E. coli, incluindo genomas recentemente obtidos de linhagens APEC. Uma árvore filogenética foi obtida, com base na tipagem de sequência multilocus (MLST) de sete genes essenciais, revelando alta diversidade na composição de alelos, mas ainda assim possibilitando o agrupamento dos diferentes patótipos. Foi determinado também, para cada linhagem, o perfil gênico, por meio da presença ou ausência de 83 genes associados à virulência. A árvore filogenética e o perfil gênico demonstraram que existem semelhanças genéticas entre cepas APEC brasileiras, APEC isolada nos Estados Unidos, UPEC (uropathogenic E. coli) e linhagens produtoras de diarreia em humanos. Essa correlação corrobora e reforça a hipótese de que linhagens APEC apresentam potencial risco zoonótic

Complete Genomic Sequence Of An Avian Pathogenic Escherichia Coli Strain Of Serotype O7:hnt.

Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is associated with colibacillosis in poultry. Here, we present the first complete sequence of an APEC strain of the O7:HNT serotype and ST73 sequence type, isolated from a broiler with cellulitis. Complete genomes of APEC with distinct genetic backgrounds may be useful for comparative analysis.

Identification and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Pasteurella multocida isolated from chickens and Japanese quails in Brazil

A study was performed to verify the presence of Pasteurella multocida in eight different poultry groups of 90 birds each. Groups I to IV were chickens (I being > 6 weeks of age with a history of respiratory illness, II > 6 weeks of age and free of respiratory illness, III < 6 weeks of age with respiratory illness and IV being < 6 weeks of age and with no respiratory illness. Groups V to VIII had the matching characteristics of Groups I to V but consisted of Japanese Quails. The P. multocida isolation rate from the groups was as follows; Group I 56/90 (62.3%) Group II 18/90 (20.0%), Group III 12/90 (13.3%), Group IV 3/90 (3.33%), Group V 8/90 (8.88%), Group VI 2/90 (2.22%) Group VII 2/90 (2.22%) and Group VIII 1/90 (1.11%). These isolation rates were not significantly different within the groups of a bird type but the overall chicken isolation rate was significantly higher than the quail isolation rate (p < 0.01). All isolates were examined for their sensitivity to four antimicrobial agents. The results showed only low levels of resistance to the agents tested. The highest level of resistance detected was to cephalothin (5.1% of isolates) followed by amikacin (3.4%)

In silico phylogenetic and virulence gene profile analyses of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli genome sequences

Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) infections are responsible for significant losses in the poultry industry worldwide. A zoonotic risk has been attributed to APEC strains because they present similarities to extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli (ExPEC) associated with illness in humans, mainly urinary tract infections and neonatal meningitis. Here, we present in silico analyses with pathogenic E. coli genome sequences, including recently available APEC genomes. The phylogenetic tree, based on multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) of seven housekeeping genes, revealed high diversity in the allelic composition. Nevertheless, despite this diversity, the phylogenetic tree was able to cluster the different pathotypes together. An in silico virulence gene profile was also determined for each of these strains, through the presence or absence of 83 well-known virulence genes/traits described in pathogenic E. coli strains. The MLST phylogeny and the virulence gene profiles demonstrated a certain genetic similarity between Brazilian APEC strains, APEC isolated in the United States, UPEC (uropathogenic E. coli) and diarrheagenic strains isolated from humans. This correlation corroborates and reinforces the zoonotic potential hypothesis proposed to APEC

Complete Genomic Sequence of an Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strain of Serotype O7:HNT

Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is associated with colibacillosis in poultry. Here, we present the first complete sequence of an APEC strain of the O7:HNT serotype and ST73 sequence type, isolated from a broiler with cellulitis. Complete genomes of APEC with distinct genetic backgrounds may be useful for comparative analysis.This article is published as Maluta, Renato P., Bryon Nicholson, Catherine M. Logue, Lisa K. Nolan, Thaís CG Rojas, and Wanderley Dias da Silveira. "Complete genomic sequence of an avian pathogenic Escherichia coli strain of serotype O7: HNT." Genome Announcements 4, no. 1 (2016): e01611-15. DOI: 10.1128/genomeA.01611-15. Copyright 2016 Maluta et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Posted with permission

Frequencies of virulence genes and pulse field gel electrophoresis fingerprints in Escherichia coli isolates from canine pyometra

Escherichia coli is the most common bacterial agent isolated from canine pyometra. The frequencies of 24 virulence genes and pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) profiles were determined for 23 E. coli isolates from cases of canine pyometra in Brazil. The frequencies of virulence genes were 91.3% fimH, 91.3% irp-2, 82.6% fyuA, 56.5% iroN, 47.8% traT, 39.1% usp, 34.8% sfaD/E, 34.8% tsh, 30.4% papC, 30.4% hlyA, 26.1% papGIII, 26.1% cnf-1, 21.7% papE/F, 21.7% iss, 17.4% iutA, 17.4% ompT, 17.4% cvaC, 17.4% hlyF, 17.4% iucD, 13.0% iucC, 13.0% astA, 4.3% papGII, 0% afaB/C and 0% papGI. The high frequency of yersiniabactin (fyuA and irp2) and salmochelin (iroN) genes suggests that iron uptake systems might be important in the pathogenesis of canine pyometra. PFGE profiles of 19 isolates were heterogeneous, confirming that E. coli isolates from canine pyometra are unlikely to be epidemic clones.Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP