Open AccessDetection of Clonal Group A Escherichia coli Isolates from Broiler Chickens, Broiler Chicken Meat, Community-Dwelling Humans, and Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Patients and Their Virulence in a Mouse UTI Model
Author(s) -
Lotte Jakobsen,
Anette M. Hammerum,
Niels FrimodtMøller
Publication year - 2010
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.01874-10
Subject(s) - broiler , biology , escherichia coli , virulence , microbiology and biotechnology , urinary system , gene , food science , genetics , endocrinology
Escherichia coli clonal group A isolates cause infections in people. We investigated 158 phylogroup DE. coli isolates from animals, meat, and humans. Twenty-five of these isolates were of clonal group A, and 15 isolates were shown to cause infection in a mouse urinary tract infection (UTI) model. We conclude that clonal group A isolates are found in both broiler chickens and broiler chicken meat and may cause UTI in humans.