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Isolation of Escherichia coli O86:K61 producing cyto‐lethal distending toxin from wild birds of the finch family
Author(s) -
Geoffrey Foster,
H. M. Ross,
Pennycott Tw,
Hopkins Gf,
McLaren Im
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1046/j.1472-765x.1998.00359.x
Subject(s) - toxin , escherichia coli , isolation (microbiology) , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , genetics , gene
Escherichia coli was recovered from selected tissues of 43 out of a total of 46 finches found dead in the Scottish Highlands during April–May of 1994 and 1995. The isolates did not ferment sorbitol, rhamnose, sucrose or melibiose; they belonged to serogroup O86:K61, produced cytolethal distending toxin (CLDT) and possessed the eae gene sequence. The consistent recovery of organisms producing CLDT and possessing the eae gene suggests that these organisms may have played a significant role in the finch mortalities.