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Molecular characterization of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains from stools samples and food products in Colombia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20153069     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The prevalence of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in childhood diarrhea and the role of contaminated food products in disease transmission in Colombia are largely unknown. The aim of this study is to identify E. coli pathotypes, including E. coli O157:H7, from 108 stool samples from children with acute diarrhea, 38 meat samples and 38 vegetable samples. Multiplex PCR and Bax Dupont systems were used for E. coli pathotype detection. Eighteen (9.8%) E. coli diarrheagenic pathotypes were detected among all clinical and food product samples tested. Four different pathotypes were identified from clinical samples, including enteroaggregative E. coli, enterotoxigenic E. coli, shiga-toxin producing E. coli, and enteropathogenic E. coli. Food product samples were positive for enteroaggregative and shiga-toxin producing E. coli, suggesting that meat and vegetables may be involved in transmission of these E. coli pathotypes in the community. Most E. coli strains identified belong to the phylogenetic groups A and B1, known to be associated with intestinal rather than extraintestinal E. coli clones. Our data is the first molecular E. coli report that confirms the presence of E. coli pathotypes circulating in Colombia among children with diarrhea and food products for human consumption. Implementation of multiplex PCR technology in Latin America and other countries with limited resources may provide an important epidemiological tool for the surveillance of E. coli pathotypes from clinical isolates as well as from water and food product samples.
Authors:
Laura Cristina Rúgeles; Jing Bai; Aída Juliana Martínez; María Consuelo Vanegas; Oscar Gilberto Gómez-Duarte
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-01-28
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of food microbiology     Volume:  138     ISSN:  1879-3460     ISO Abbreviation:  Int. J. Food Microbiol.     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-03-24     Completed Date:  2010-07-29     Revised Date:  2011-07-28    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8412849     Medline TA:  Int J Food Microbiol     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  282-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
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(c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Laboratorio de Ecología Microbiana de Alimentos, Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bacterial Typing Techniques
Child
Colombia / epidemiology
Diarrhea / epidemiology,  microbiology*
Escherichia coli / classification*,  genetics,  isolation & purification
Escherichia coli Infections / classification*,  epidemiology
Escherichia coli O157 / isolation & purification
Feces / microbiology
Food Microbiology*
Genetic Variation
Humans
Meat / microbiology
Phylogeny
Prevalence
Vegetables / microbiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
K08 AI079410-01/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; K08 AI079410-02/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; K08 AI079410-03/AI/NIAID NIH HHS; K08 KAI079410A//PHS HHS; K12 HD027748-16/HD/NICHD NIH HHS
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