Identification of Potentially Diarrheagenic Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains Present in Canadian Food Animals at Slaughter and in Retail Meats | Zendy

Raven Comery | Zendy; Ajitha Thanabalasuriar | Zendy; Philippe Garneau | Zendy; Andrea Portt | Zendy; Patrick Boerlin | Zendy; Richard J. ReidSmith | Zendy; Josï¿ ⁄ e Harel | Zendy; Amee R. Manges | Zendy; Samantha Gruenheid | Zendy

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Identification of Potentially Diarrheagenic Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains Present in Canadian Food Animals at Slaughter and in Retail Meats

Author(s) -

Raven Comery,

Ajitha Thanabalasuriar,

Philippe Garneau,

Andrea Portt,

Patrick Boerlin,

Richard J. ReidSmith,

Josï¿ ⁄ e Harel,

Amee R. Manges,

Samantha Gruenheid

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

applied and environmental microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552

H-Index - 324

eISSN - 1070-6291

pISSN - 0099-2240

DOI - 10.1128/aem.00182-13

Subject(s) - enteropathogenic escherichia coli , virulence , microbiology and biotechnology , escherichia coli , biology , diarrhea , enterobacteriaceae , gene , genetics , medicine

This study identified and characterized enteropathogenicEscherichia coli (EPEC) in the Canadian food supply. Eighteen of 450E. coli isolates from food animal sources were identified as atypical EPEC (aEPEC). Several of the aEPEC isolates identified in this study possessed multiple virulence genes, exhibited adherence and attaching and effacing (A/E) lesion formation, disrupted tight junctions, and were coclassified with the extraintestinal pathogenicE. coli (ExPEC) and enterotoxigenicE. coli (ETEC) pathotypes.

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