Open AccessMolecular and phenotypic characterization of Escherichia coli from calves in an important meat-producing region in Brazil
Author(s) -
Juliane Francielle Tutija,
Carlos AN Ramos,
Ricardo AA Lemos,
Amanda AL Santos,
Guilherme Henrique Reckziegel,
Mariana G Freitas,
Cassia RB Leal
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.13377
Subject(s) - stx2 , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , virulence , escherichia coli , enteritis , diarrhea , polymerase chain reaction , multiple drug resistance , enteropathogenic escherichia coli , antibiotic resistance , enterotoxigenic escherichia coli , gene , enterotoxin , shiga toxin , drug resistance , antibiotics , genetics , medicine
Escherichia coli strains that lead to enteritis are considered an important cause of diarrhea in calves. For correct identification, these microorganisms must be differentiated from non-pathogenic members of the intestinal microbiota. The aim of the present work was to characterize E. coli isolates in calves regarding the presence of virulence genes that cause enteritis and evaluate the sensitivity of the isolates to different antimicrobials.