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To determine clonal relationship among Chilean enterohemorrhagicEscherichia coli (EHEC) strains from different sources (clinical infections, animal reservoirs, and food), 54 EHEC isolates (44 ofE. coli O157, 5 ofE. coli O111, and 5 ofE. coli O26) were characterized for virulence genes by colony blot hybridization and by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). By colony blotting, 12 different genotypes were identified among the 44E. coli O157 isolates analyzed, of which the genetic profilestx 1 + stx 2 + hly+ eae+ was the most prevalent. All human O157 strains that were associated with sporadic cases of hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) carried both thestx 1 andstx 2 toxin-encoding genes and wereeaeA positive. Only 9 of 13 isolates from human controls werestx 1 + stx 2 + , and 8 carried theeaeA gene. Comparison of profiles obtained by PFGE ofXba I-digested genomic DNA showed a great diversity among theE. coli O157 isolates, with 37 different profiles among 39 isolates analyzed. Cluster analysis of PFGE profiles showed a wide distribution of clinical isolates obtained from HUS cases and asymptomatic individuals and a clonal relationship among O157 isolates obtained from HUS cases and pigs. Analysis of virulence genes showed that a correlation exists among strains with the genotypestx 1 + stx 2 + eae + and pathogenic potential. A larger difference in the PFGE restriction patterns was observed among the EHEC strains of serogroups O26 and O111. These results indicate that several different EHEC clones circulate in Chile and suggest that pigs are an important animal reservoir for human infections by EHEC. Guidelines have been proposed for better practices in the slaughter of animals in Chile.

journal of clinical microbiology

Clonal Diversity of Chilean Isolates of Enterohemorrhagic <i>Escherichia coli</i> from Patients with Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome, Asymptomatic Subjects, Animal Reservoirs, and Food Products

Clonal Diversity of Chilean Isolates of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli from Patients with Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome, Asymptomatic Subjects, Animal Reservoirs, and Food Products