长春地区家禽（家畜）中E．coli O157：H7调查

为了通过对宿主动物EHEC O157∶H7监测,了解长春地区肠出血性大肠埃希菌O157∶H7的污染状况,建立流行病学监测网,以便为疾病预防控制提供良好的科学依据.结果在采集的639份家禽、家畜粪便样品中共检出7株EHEC O157∶H7.     

长春地区家禽(家畜)中E.coli O157∶H7调查

为了通过对宿主动物EHEC O157∶H7监测,了解长春地区肠出血性大肠埃希菌O157∶H7的污染状况,建立流行病学监测网,以便为疾病预防控制提供良好的科学依据。结果在采集的639份家禽、家畜粪便样品中共检出7株EHEC O157∶H7。     

变性高效液相色谱检测沙门氏菌、空肠弯曲菌和肠出血性大肠杆菌

应用多重PCR 反应(multiplex PCR,mPCR)结合变性高效液相色谱(denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography,DHPLC)技术建立食品中沙门氏菌、空肠弯曲菌和肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7的快速检测方法.以编码沙门氏菌的fimY基因、编码空肠弯曲菌的gyrA基因和编码肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7的rfbE基因为靶基因,选择3对引物,建立并优化了快速鉴别沙门氏菌、空肠弯曲菌和肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7的多重PCR体系,扩增产物分别为284、159和499 bp,并验证了该多重PCR具有特异性.沙门氏菌、空肠弯曲菌和肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7标准菌株稀释成不同梯度,做灵敏度检测.试验结果表明该方法有很好的特异性,且灵敏度高,检测限可达到:沙门氏菌1.5 CFU/ml、空肠弯曲菌15 CFU/ml、肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7 15 CFU/ml.在随机采集的226份冷冻鸡肉类样品中,检出了7份样品为沙门氏菌阳性、10份为空肠弯曲菌阳性、1份为肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7阳性.研究建立的多重PCR-DHPLC方法可特异、灵敏地实现对沙门氏菌、空肠弯曲菌和肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7的快速检测.     

大肠杆菌O157:H7的毒力岛与毒力因子的研究进展

大肠杆菌O157:H7是肠出血性大肠埃希菌的主要血清型,能引起人的出血性肠炎和溶血性尿路综合征。大肠杆菌O157:H7致病机制与其毒力岛编码的毒力因子有关,这些毒力岛包括染色体上的LEE岛、前噬菌体上的slt基因、大质粒上的hly、ka tP、espP、toxB、stcE基因。大肠杆菌O157:H7致病机理不是由单一毒力因子所决定,而是多种毒力因子共同作用的结果。     

大肠杆菌O157:H7感染流行概况

大肠杆菌O157:H7是肠出血性大肠杆菌的主要病原血清型,可引起腹泻、出血性肠炎,极易继发溶血性尿毒综合症和血栓性血小板减少性紫癜两种严重的并发症,死亡率高.1982年被发现以来,大肠杆菌O157:H7已在世界多个国家引起过爆发流行,呈现了流行的世界性,中国也于上世纪90年代末在局部地区出现了爆发,死亡率极高,引起了相关部门的高度重视.本综述试图通过对大肠杆菌O157:H7在世界范围流行状况的描述,提高公众对该病的认识,为相关疫苗的研发提供流行病学资料.     

肠出血性大肠杆菌毒力相关基因突变株的构建

目的:利用Red重组系统敲除肠出血性大肠杆菌O157∶H7的毒力基因espA、espB、espD,构建3株突变株。方法:以肠出血性大肠杆菌O157∶H7为模板,PCR扩增基因两翼的同源序列;将PCR产物插入pEASY-T1载体并测序,将测序正确的上、下游同源序列分步酶切,构建于pUC19-kan质粒上,经PCR获得两端同源序列中间嵌合卡那霉素抗性基因标记的线性片段,利用质粒pKD46介导的重组技术,敲除espA、espB、espD基因,之后转入pCP20质粒以去除抗性标记,最后测定突变株及野生菌株的生长曲线。结果:敲除了肠出血性大肠杆菌O157∶H7的毒力基因espA、es pB、espD,获得3株突变株,突变株与野生株的生长曲线相近。结论:为进一步研究espA、espB、espD基因在肠出血性大肠杆菌O157∶H7致病过程中的作用奠定了基础。     

大肠杆菌O157:H7致病因子及其保护性免疫研究现状

大肠杆菌O157:H7是肠出血型大肠杆菌(EHEC)的主要病原血清型,它可产生特殊的粘附因子粘附靶细胞,产生Vero毒素和肠溶血素毒力因子.近几年对大肠杆菌O157:H7的毒力因子有了深入的了解,对致病机理作了一些探讨,用实验动物对保护性免疫进行了研究.本文对近几年来0157:H7大肠杆菌的致病因子及其主要的保护性免疫的研究作一简要综述.     

大肠杆菌O157∶H7感染流行概况

大肠杆菌O157∶H7是肠出血性大肠杆菌的主要病原血清型,可引起腹泻、出血性肠炎,极易继发溶血性尿毒综合症和血栓性血小板减少性紫癜两种严重的并发症,死亡率高。1982年被发现以来,大肠杆菌O157∶H7已在世界多个国家引起过爆发流行,呈现了流行的世界性,中国也于上世纪90年代末在局部地区出现了爆发,死亡率极高,引起了相关部门的高度重视。本综述试图通过对大肠杆菌O157∶H7在世界范围流行状况的描述,提高公众对该病的认识,为相关疫苗的研发提供流行病学资料。     

Tir细胞骨架偶联蛋白:大肠杆菌O157：H7的一种新的毒力因子

肠出血性大肠杆菌O157:H7是一种重要的传染性病原菌,可引起多种致死性疾病的爆发流行。Tir细胞骨架偶联蛋白(TccP)是近年来发现的O157:H7的一种新的重要的毒力因子,在O157:H7黏附宿主细胞造成黏附擦拭(A/E)损伤过程中起重要作用,TccP相关研究对阐明O157:H7致病机制具有重要意义。     

肠出血性大肠杆菌（EHEC）O157：H7紧密粘附素免疫保护性片段（Intimin-C）的克隆表达纯化及部分生物学活性研究

克隆表达并纯化肠出血性大肠杆菌(EHEC)O157:H7紧密粘附素免疫保护性片段(Intimin-C),并对其部分生物学活性进行研究.     

Rapid and sensitive detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in bovine faeces by a multiplex PCR

Cattle are considered the major reservoir for Escherichia coli O157:H7, one of the newly emerged foodborne human pathogens of animal origin and a leading cause of haemorrhagic colitis in humans. A sensitive test that can accurately and rapidly detect the organism in the food animal production environment is critically needed to monitor the emergence, transmission, and colonization of this pathogen in the animal reservoir. In this study, a novel multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was developed by using 5 sets of primers that specifically amplify segments of the eaeA, slt-I, slt-II, fliC, rfbE genes, which allowed simultaneous identification of serotype O157:H7 and its virulence factors in a single reaction. Analysis of 82 E. coli strains (49 O157:H7 and 33 non-O157:H7) demonstrated that this PCR system successfully distinguished serotype O157:H7 from other serotypes of E. coli and provided accurate profiling of the shiga-like toxins and the intimin adhesin in individual strains. This multiplex PCR assay did not cross-react with the background bacterial flora in bovine faeces and could detect a single O157:H7 organism per gram of faeces when combined with an enrichment step. Together, these results indicate that the multiplex PCR assay can be used for specific identification and profiling of E. coli O157:H7 isolates, and may be applied to rapid and sensitive detection of E. coli O157:H7 in bovine faeces when combined with an enrichment step.     

Characterization of a virulent bacteriophage specific for Escherichia coli O157:H7 and analysis of its cellular receptor and two tail fiber genes

A virulent phage, named PP01, specific for Escherichia coli O157:H7 was isolated from swine stool sample. The phage concentration in a swine stool, estimated by plaque assay on E. coli O157:H7 EDL933, was 4.2x10(7) plaque-forming units per g sample. PP01 infects strains of E. coli O157:H7 but does not infect E. coli strains of other O-serogroups and K-12 strains. Infection of an E. coli O157:H7 culture with PP01 at a multiplicity of infection of two produced a drastic decrease of the optical density at 600 nm due to cell lysis. The further incubation of the culture for 7 h produced phage-resistant E. coli O157:H7 mutant. One PP01-resistant E. coli O157:H7 mutant had lost the major outer membrane protein OmpC. Complementation by ompC from a O157:H7 strain but not from a K-12 strain resulted in the restoration of PP01 susceptibility suggesting that the OmpC protein serves as the PP01 receptor. DNA sequences and homology analysis of two tail fiber genes, 37 and 38, responsible for the host cell recognition revealed that PP01 is a member of the T-even bacteriophages, especially the T2 family.     

RAPID TEST FOR DIAGNOSIS OF ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC E. COLI O157:H7 IN HUMAN STOOL SAMPLES

A new rapid test platform for the direct detection of E. coli O157:H7 in stool samples of infected patients was compared with the current standard methods. The new test, DIAPRO FAST-Q®, used biochip ICEflo ®technology that provided results within 20 min. Twenty-one stool samples from patients infected with E. coli O157:H7 or of unknown status were studied. Using the DIAPRO FAST-Q® method, within 20 min, we confirmed positive results for the seven known E. coli O157:H7 samples. While the standard culture method gave rise to only four positives in the remaining 14 unknown samples, the DIAPRO FAST-Q® detected E. coli O157:H7 in eight of these samples, which was confirmed subsequently by broth enrichment culture method.     

Escherichia coli O157:H7 in environments of culture-positive cattle

Outbreaks of Escherichia coli O157:H7 disease associated with animal exhibits have been reported with increasing frequency. Transmission can occur through contact with contaminated haircoats, bedding, farm structures, or water. We investigated the distribution and survival of E. coli O157:H7 in the immediate environments of individually housed, experimentally inoculated cattle by systematically culturing feed, bedding, water, haircoat, and feed bunk walls for E. coli O157:H7 for 3 months. Cedar chip bedding was the most frequently culture-positive environmental sample tested (27/96 or 28.15%). Among these, 12 (44.0%) of positive bedding samples were collected when the penned animal was fecal culture negative. Survival of E. coli O157:H7 in experimentally inoculated cedar chip bedding and in grass hay feed was determined at different temperatures. Survival was longest in feed at room temperature (60 days), but bacterial counts decreased over time. The possibility that urine plays a role in the environmental survival of E. coli O157:H7 was investigated. Cedar chip bedding moistened with sterile water or bovine urine was inoculated with E. coli O157:H7. Bedding moistened with urine supported growth of E. coli O157:H7, whereas inoculated bedding moistened with only water yielded decreasing numbers of bacteria over time. The findings that environmental samples were frequently positive for E. coli O157:H7 at times when animals were culture negative and that urine provided a substrate for E. coli O157:H7 growth have implications for understanding the on-farm ecology of this pathogen and for the safety of ruminant animal exhibits, particularly petting zoos and farms where children may enter animal pens.     

Detection of PCR products of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in human stool samples using surface plasmon resonance (SPR)

A method for the rapid detection of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 in stools was evaluated. Strains possessing Shiga toxin-2 (stx-2) genes were isolated from stool samples and amplified using oligonucleotide primers. Stools spiked with cultured E. coli O157:H7 (strain 298 or strain 1646) were detected to be polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positive at 10(2) cfu per 0.1 g of stool. Stool samples from patients and healthy carriers showed a high correlation between positive results for a PCR and the presence of verotoxin-producing E. coli O157:H7, confirmed by isolation of serotype O157:H7 on sorbitol MacConkey medium (10 of 10 stool samples). These PCR products could be detected using a BIAcore 2000 surface plasmon resonance device using peptide nucleic acid as a sensor probe. In this report we use this method for the rapid detection of DNA from significant pathogenic organisms.     

Rumen contents as a reservoir of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

Abstract We investigatedthe role of the rumen fermentation as a barries to the foodborne pathogen, Escherichia coli O157:H7. Strains of E. coli , including several isolates of O157:H7, grew poorly in media which simulated the ruminal environment of a well-fed animal. Strains of E. coli O157:H7 did not display a superior tolerance to ruminal conditions which may facilitate their colonization of the bovine digestive tract. Unrestricted growth of E. coli was observed in rumen fluid collected from fasted cattle. Growth was inhibited by rumen fluid collected from well-fed animals. Well-fed animals appear less likely to become reservoirs for pathogenic E. coli . These results have implications for cattle slaughter practices and epidemiological studies of E. coli O157:H7.     

Effect of forage or grain diets with or without monensin on ruminal persistence and fecal Escherichia coli O157:H7 in cattle

Twelve ruminally cannulated cattle, adapted to forage or grain diet with or without monensin, were used to investigate the effects of diet and monensin on concentration and duration of ruminal persistence and fecal shedding of E. coli O157:H7. Cattle were ruminally inoculated with a strain of E. coli O157:H7 (10(10) CFU/animal) made resistant to nalidixic acid (Nal(r)). Ruminal and fecal samples were collected for 11 weeks, and then cattle were euthanized and necropsied and digesta from different gut locations were collected. Samples were cultured for detection and enumeration of Nal(r) E. coli O157:H7. Cattle fed forage diets were culture positive for E. coli O157:H7 in the feces for longer duration (P < 0.05) than cattle fed a grain diet. In forage-fed cattle, the duration they remained culture positive for E. coli O157:H7 was shorter (P < 0.05) when the diet included monensin. Generally, ruminal persistence of Nal(r) E. coli O157:H7 was not affected by diet or monensin. At necropsy, E. coli O157:H7 was detected in cecal and colonic digesta but not from the rumen. Our study showed that cattle fed a forage diet were culture positive longer and with higher numbers than cattle on a grain diet. Monensin supplementation decreased the duration of shedding with forage diet, and the cecum and colon were culture positive for E. coli O157:H7 more often than the rumen of cattle.     

Fate of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in irrigation water on soils and plants as validated by culture method and real-time PCR

One of the most common vehicles by which Escherichia coli O157:H7 may be introduced into crops is contaminated irrigation water. Water contamination is becoming more common in rural areas of the United States as a result of large animal operations, and up to 40% of tested drinking-water wells are contaminated with E. coli. In this study, 2 contrasting soil samples were inoculated with E. coli O157:H7 expressing green fluorescent protein through irrigation water. Real-time PCR and culture methods were used to quantify the fate of this pathogen in phyllosphere (leaf surface), rhizosphere (volume of soil tightly held by plant roots), and non-rhizosphere soils. A real-time PCR assay was designed with the eae gene of E. coli O157:H7. The probe was incorporated into real-time PCR containing DNA extracted from the phyllosphere, rhizosphere, and non-rhizosphere soils. The detection limit for E. coli O157:H7 quantification by real-time PCR was 1.2 x 10(3) in the rhizosphere, phyllosphere, and non-rhizosphere samples. E. coli O157:H7 concentrations were higher in the rhizosphere than in the non-rhizosphere soils and leaf surfaces, and persisted longer in clay soil. The persistence of E. coli O157:H7 in phyllosphere, rhizosphere, and non-rhizosphere soils over 45 days may play a significant part in the recontamination cycle of produce in the environment. Therefore, the rapidity of the real-time PCR assay may be a useful tool for quantification and monitoring of E. coli O157:H7 in irrigation water and on contaminated fresh produce.     

Survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in the rhizosphere of maize grown in waste-amended soil

AIMS: To assess whether the persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in soil amended with cattle slurry and ovine stomach content waste is affected by the presence of a maize rhizosphere. METHODS AND RESULTS: Cattle slurry and ovine stomach content waste were inoculated with E. coli O157:H7. Wastes were then applied to soil cores with and without established maize plants. The pathogen survived in soil for over 5 weeks, although at significantly greater numbers in soil receiving stomach content waste in comparison to cattle slurry. Persistence of the pathogen in soil was unaffected by the presence of a rhizosphere. CONCLUSIONS: Other factors may be more influential in regulating E. coli O157:H7 persistence in waste-amended soil than the presence or absence of a rhizosphere; however, waste type did have significant affect on the survival of E. coli O157:H7 in such soil. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: Escherichia coli O157:H7 can be present within animal-derived organic wastes that are routinely spread on land. Introduced measures with regards to such waste disposal may decrease exposure to the organism; however, the persistence of E. coli O157:H7 for considerable periods in waste-amended soil may still pose some risk for both human and animal infection. This study has shown that whilst survival of E. coli O157:H7 in waste-amended soil is not significantly affected by the presence or absence of a maize rhizosphere; it may vary significantly with waste type. This may have implications for land and waste management.