S.pneumoniae yra vienas dažniausiai sutinkamų bakterinių patogenų, sukeliančių ligas mažiems vaikams. S.pneumoniae, ypatingai atskirų jo serotipų, paplitimas, jautrumas antibakteriniams preparatams yra skirtingas įvairiose šalyse ir nuolat kinta. Pagrindinis S.pneumoniae infekcijos šaltinis – sveiki ikimokyklinio amžiaus vaikai, nešiojantys pneumokoką nosiaryklėje. Šio tyrimo tikslas – išanalizuoti S.pneumoniae nešiojimo nosiaryklėje dažnumą tarp sveikų ir dažnai sergančių kvėpavimo takų ligomis vaikų Vilniuje, nustatyti vyraujančius S.pneumoniae serotipus ir jų jautrumą antibakteriniams preparatams. Taip pat nustatyti dažno antibakterinių preparatų vartojimo įtaką pneumokokų nešiojimui nosiaryklėje, atskirų serotipų paplitimui, jautrumui antibakteriniams preparatams. Įvertinti gleivinių imuninį atsaką į pneumokokinę infekciją, pagal seilėse esančius imunoglobulinus. Išvados: 1. Nustatytas dažnas - apie 40% S.pneumoniae nešiojimas tirtų vaikų nosiaryklėse, vyrauja invazines ligas sukeliantys S.pneumoniae serotipai. 2. Jautrumas penicilino grupės antibakteriniams preparatams išlieka nekintantis ir sudaro 90% visų tirtų S.pneumoniae padermių. Jautrumas makrolidų grupės antibakteriniams preparatams palaipsniui mažėja, nuo 96% iki 82 %; tai susiję su dažnėjančiu naujos kartos makrolidų vartojimu. 3. Daugkartinis antibakterinių preparatų vartojimas neapsaugo nuo S.pneumoniae nešiojimo nosiaryklėje. 4. Vaikų gleivinių imuninis atsakas skirtingas atskiriems S.pneumoniae serotipams... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, is Gram-positive, alpha-hemolytic, bile soluble diplococcus aerotolerant anaerobe and a member of the genus Streptococcus (phylum Firmicutes). Streptococcus pneumoniae (S.pneumoniae) is known in medical microbiology as the pneumococcus. It has a polysaccharide capsule that acts as a virulence factor for the organism; more than 90 different serotypes are known, and these types differ in virulence, prevalence, and extent of drug resistance. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a normal inhabitant of the human upper respiratory tract. The serotype distribution among nasopharyngeal carriage isolates varies by country, age-group, origin, type of cohort. Pneumococcal disease will not occur without preceding nasopharyngeal colonization with the homologous strain. In addition, pneumococcal carriage is believed to be an important source of horizontal spread this pathogen within the community. Because the highest frequency of the pneumococcal colonization and the highest crowding index are found in young children, this risk group is thought to be the most important vector for horizontal dissemination of pneumococcal strains within the community. In Europe asymptomatic nasopharyngeal carriage of pneumococcal infection is 30% -60% and in Asia or Africa it is up to 98%. Carriage rate of different serotypes in the same population changes during the time. S.pneumoniae is a common bacterial agent that causes a wide variety of infections including mucosal... [to full text]

Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, is Gram-positive, alpha-hemolytic, bile soluble diplococcus aerotolerant anaerobe and a member of the genus Streptococcus (phylum Firmicutes). Streptococcus pneumoniae (S.pneumoniae) is known in medical microbiology as the pneumococcus. It has a polysaccharide capsule that acts as a virulence factor for the organism; more than 90 different serotypes are known, and these types differ in virulence, prevalence, and extent of drug resistance. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a normal inhabitant of the human upper respiratory tract. The serotype distribution among nasopharyngeal carriage isolates varies by country, age-group, origin, type of cohort. Pneumococcal disease will not occur without preceding nasopharyngeal colonization with the homologous strain. In addition, pneumococcal carriage is believed to be an important source of horizontal spread this pathogen within the community. Because the highest frequency of the pneumococcal colonization and the highest crowding index are found in young children, this risk group is thought to be the most important vector for horizontal dissemination of pneumococcal strains within the community. In Europe asymptomatic nasopharyngeal carriage of pneumococcal infection is 30% -60% and in Asia or Africa it is up to 98%. Carriage rate of different serotypes in the same population changes during the time. S.pneumoniae is a common bacterial agent that causes a wide variety of infections including mucosal... [to full text] / S.pneumoniae yra vienas dažniausiai sutinkamų bakterinių patogenų, sukeliančių ligas mažiems vaikams. S.pneumoniae, ypatingai atskirų jo serotipų, paplitimas, jautrumas antibakteriniams preparatams yra skirtingas įvairiose šalyse ir nuolat kinta. Pagrindinis S.pneumoniae infekcijos šaltinis – sveiki ikimokyklinio amžiaus vaikai, nešiojantys pneumokoką nosiaryklėje. Šio tyrimo tikslas – išanalizuoti S.pneumoniae nešiojimo nosiaryklėje dažnumą tarp sveikų ir dažnai sergančių kvėpavimo takų ligomis vaikų Vilniuje, nustatyti vyraujančius S.pneumoniae serotipus ir jų jautrumą antibakteriniams preparatams. Taip pat nustatyti dažno antibakterinių preparatų vartojimo įtaką pneumokokų nešiojimui nosiaryklėje, atskirų serotipų paplitimui, jautrumui antibakteriniams preparatams. Įvertinti gleivinių imuninį atsaką į pneumokokinę infekciją, pagal seilėse esančius imunoglobulinus. Išvados: 1. Nustatytas dažnas - apie 40% S.pneumoniae nešiojimas tirtų vaikų nosiaryklėse, vyrauja invazines ligas sukeliantys S.pneumoniae serotipai. 2. Jautrumas penicilino grupės antibakteriniams preparatams išlieka nekintantis ir sudaro 90% visų tirtų S.pneumoniae padermių. Jautrumas makrolidų grupės antibakteriniams preparatams palaipsniui mažėja, nuo 96% iki 82 %; tai susiję su dažnėjančiu naujos kartos makrolidų vartojimu. 3. Daugkartinis antibakterinių preparatų vartojimas neapsaugo nuo S.pneumoniae nešiojimo nosiaryklėje. 4. Vaikų gleivinių imuninis atsakas skirtingas atskiriems S.pneumoniae serotipams... [toliau žr. visą tekstą]

Barramundi (Lates calcarifer) aquaculture is expanding throughout Australia and the Asia-Pacific region. The Department of Primary Industries, Queensland have estimated that the production from this industry could reach $30 million per annum in Australia by 2010. However, current production is severely impeded by outbreaks of Streptococcus iniae, which causes a fatal septicaemia in barramundi. S. iniae is a Gram positive bacterium which infects both humans and fish and was first reported in Australia in the 1980s in Queensland, but has rapidly disseminated to other states in Australia (Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia). Globally, there appears to be little geographical restriction to the distribution of S. iniae and infection occurs in temperate, sub-tropical and tropical, marine and fresh water fish with no evidence of species specificity. Outbreaks have been reported in North America, Middle East, Europe and Asia-Pacific, including Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Korea, China, Taiwan and Japan. Understanding distribution and spread of S. iniae is confounded by a number of factors. Firstly, identification of S. iniae is not straightforward, thus isolates often remain ‘unidentified’, as this bacterium is not included in commercial databases. In other cases it is misidentified as other bacteria such as S.uberis, S. dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis and S. anginosus. Furthermore, variability in phenotypic traits has led to difficulty in identifying isolates using standard commercial diagnostic kits. Additionally, there is tangible evidence of geographic diversity and endemism with strain variability having been reported from fish isolates in Japan, USA and Israel, and in human isolates from Canada, USA and SE Asia. Understanding strain diversity amongst S. iniae is critically important in terms of managing the disease. Ability to track routes of distribution of the pathogen in imported fish, including ornamentals and food fish has implications for better biosecurity. Perhaps most importantly, strain diversity has been reported as a cause of vaccine failure in trout in Israel and in barramundi in Northern Territory, Australia. To date, very little information exists on strain diversity in S. iniae and no research has been conducted on the diversity amongst Australian isolates within the barramundi industry. The aim of this thesis is to develop reliable methods for identification of differing strains of S. iniae and to investigate antigenic diversity in order to better inform both vaccine design and biosecurity procedures with which to manage this important disease in Australia and globally. To achieve this, a collection of more than 100 isolates from Australia and throughout the world has been created and stored at the University of Queensland. In the first chapter of my thesis, routine confirmatory diagnosis using amplification of the lactate oxidase gene was performed to support biochemical and physiological identification provided by the supplying laboratories and veterinarians. During this initial screen, two important discoveries were made. Firstly, S. iniae isolates can be divided into two groups based on the different sizes of PCR product obtained, 869 bp (now named Type 1) and 921 bp (now named Type 2). This difference was only found in isolates from Northern Territory, Australia. In light of this, identity was further confirmed by the results of partial sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene with the 530F primer and submission to the BLAST server (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/BLAST), which returned identities of 100% to S. iniae ATCC 29178. Sequence analysis of the lctO gene in isolates representing both the normal (lctO type 1) and higher molecular weight (lctO type 2) revealed that there is an insertion of 51 bp of repeat sequence in lctO type 2. Apart from the insertion sequence found in the 3' end of the gene in some isolates, three nucleotides in positions 211-213, not previously detected when the gene was described previously, resulted in an inserted valine residue in the translated product from all isolates. I also note an apparent error in the primary sequence and translation of the GenBank sequence (Y07622). This is likely to be due to an inserted C nucleotide at position 1148 at the far 3’ end of the gene sequence (inside the LOX-1, LOX-2 priming region) that has altered the reading frame. This means that the expected PCR product size of 870 bp is incorrect and is actually 869 bp. To determine the phenotypic relevance of the variation in lox gene product size, the lactate oxidase enzyme was extracted from cell lysates and assayed for activity. The two variant genes were each cloned and expressed in E. coli. Lactate oxidase enzyme activity also showed that there were differences in enzyme activity between the two gene products with strains expressing the higher molecular weight enzyme variant exhibiting higher enzyme activity. This suggests that positive selection may apply in favour of the larger gene in situations where lactate is the most readily available carbon source. However, no variation was detected in the lactate permease gene lctP, for any of the strains analysed. Whilst there was no difference in the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Test (MIC) using different concentration of lactate there were differences detected in the growth rate of QMA0165 and QMA0177. Significant inhibition on growth rate of QMA0165 was detected with a 0.3% and 0.5% of lactate while there was no significant inhibition in QMA0177 with the same concentration. Prediction on three dimensional protein structure using PyMol based on Aerococcus viridans 3-D protein structure showed that there was an additional loop in lctO type 2 which suggested that it might play a role in enhancing enzyme activity of the binding site. The environment in barramundi farms in Northern Territory where the lctO type 2 isolates were isolated has 9 metre tides resulting in water flows in excess of 3km/h. It is likely that the resulting enforced swimming of the fish host has led to selection and maintenance of a gene encoding the higher efficiency enzyme in S. iniae. As diversity has led to reported vaccine failure in Israel, and antigenic diversity has been recorded in Japan and in isolates from the USA, the second data chapter of this thesis explores surface antigenic diversity of Australian S. iniae isolates from barramundi using a whole cell ELISA using a suite of antibodies raised in barramundi against four S. inaie isolates from differing habitats (freshwater and marine) and states (Western Australia and Queensland) in Australia. Forty-one isolates predominantly from farmed fish throughout Australia between 1995 and 2006 were serotyped and compared with reference isolates from the USA and Canada. Multiple serotypes were identified using polyclonal sera raised in barramundi against four different Australian S. iniae isolates i.e. anti QMA0072 (Queensland), anti QMA0074 (Queensland), anti QMA0083 (Western Australia) and anti QMA0087 (Western Australia). Different serotypes were often isolated from the same sites either simultaneously or within short time periods, indicating potential coexistence of multiple isolates in a particular geographic location or habitat. Electrophoretic profiles of whole cell proteins and integral membrane proteins were similar amongst isolates when analysed by SDS- PAGE, regardless of serotype. The results presented here suggest that surface serotypic variability of S. iniae is complex and multifactorial involving capsular carbohydrate and some surface proteins. As raising consistent antiserum in barramundi is almost impossible, and rabbit antisera invariably recognise more epitopes than teleost fish, a more consistent molecular method of typing was investigated in the third data chapter. In this chapter, the whole genome of S. iniae was digested using SmaI and separated using Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE). Twenty four isolates representing different geographical origin and host were analysed using this method. Reference isolates from dolphins, fish and humans were obtained from the Centers for Disease Control for comparison. PFGE profiles indicated at least 4 distinct groups amongst the Australian isolates, but these did not correlate with surface serotype. Interestingly, whilst there have been no reports of human cases of S. iniae infection in Australia, many of the isolates examined had closely related PFGE profile with reference human isolates from USA and Canada, but were markedly different from the type isolates isolated from dolphins. One of the major difficulties associated with PFGE is between lab variability, hence the requirement for inclusion of large numbers of reference isolates on each gel. Recently, multilocus sequence typing (MLST) has been developed for epidemiological studies in a variety of human pathogens. MLST is based on sequencing of 8 ubiquitous housekeeping genes, genes which evolve slowly, allowing clustering of isolates. As sequencing is consistent between laboratories, results can be posted on a website and compared internationally without requiring transfer of strains overseas. The fourth data chapter in my thesis develops for the first time an MLST scheme for S. iniae. Primers for eight housekeeping genes were designed and annealing temperature for amplification were optimized. The selected housekeeping genes were: adhP (Alcohol dehydrogenase), pheS (Phenylalanyl tRNA syhthetase), atr (Amino acid transporter), glnA (Glutamine synthetase), sdhA (Serine dehydrogenase), glcK (Glucose kinase) and tkt (Transketolase). However, glnA was dropped from the analysis because of the inconsistent PCR product. Thirty seven isolates were selected representing the Australian isolates and other international isolates from United States, Canada, Israel, Thailand, Reunion Island with different hosts i.e. Amazon freshwater dolphin, human, flying fox and different species of fish (Channa striata, Oncorhynchus mykiss and Lates calcarifer). As there is no database available for S. iniae in the MLST database yet, only limited isolates from the global collection that can be analysed with the Australian isolates. The present study found that MLST results are less discriminative when compared to PFGE, but were very useful in pinpointing origin to a particular country, perhaps indicating little transfer of isolates between nations. MLST grouped together Australian, Thailand (QMA0187 and QMA0190), human isolates from Canada and USA regardless the geographic origin (QMA0130, QMA0133 and QMA0137) and also fish isolate from Canada (QMA0139). The similarity of the human isolates with the Australian isolates supporting PFGE results, which had a similar SmaI PFGE profiles to many of the fish isolates from Australia. However, MLST managed to distinguish isolates QMA0140 (dolphin/ USA), QMA0141 (dolphin/ USA), QMA0136 (human/ USA) and other international isolates from Israel (QMA0186 and QMA0188), Reunion Island (QMA0189). Despite the degree of heterogeneity in other methods used (serotyping, PFGE), MLST method showed a high homogeneity amongst S. iniae from Australia, perhaps reflecting the slow evolution of these genes and no accidental import of isolates. During the 12 years of isolates covered by our strain collection, there would appear to have been no evolution of these highly conserved genes within Australia. The variation in serotype within a single Sequence Type showed that there may be frequent horizontal gene transfer, or more rapid evolution of genes involved in synthesis and transport of capsular polysaccharide or other surface features. Moreover, the PFGE results indicate that there is more genetic plasticity in amongst the genome of S. iniae than indicated by then MLST. In order to gain a more discriminative epidemiological perspective of S. iniae, the results presented in this thesis suggest combination of different typing methods such as PFGE and MLST, with the latter providing an accurate means of determining nation of origin of strains (and therefore of great potential for biosecurity purposes) whilst PFGE may provide better discrimination of movement of local isolates within Australia.

Diss. (sammanfattning). Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniv., 2003. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Uppsala : Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet, 2010. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Orientador: Fernando Antonio de Ávila / Banca: Hélio José Montassier / Banca:Antonio José Piantino Ferreira / Resumo: Foram isoladas 90 estirpes de E. coli de fígados e de intestinos, de pintainhas de postura comercial, com sete dias de idade. Com o objetivo de caracterizar as estirpes isoladas, a patogenicidade das mesmas foi determinada, em inoculação "in vivo". O teste revelou 44 estirpes de alta ou de intermediária patogenicidade, que foram analisadas por PCR multiplex quanto á presença de oito genes de virulência (astA, iss, iucD, irp2, papC, tsh, vat e cva/cvi) e tiveram os sorotipos O:H identificados. Os resultados demonstraram que todas as estirpes analisadas continham pelo menos um dos oito genes pesquisados e que a maioria (93,20%) possuíam o gene iss. Foram detectados 17 perfis genéticos diferentes, sendo 15 deles com combinações de dois ou mais genes, representando 70,45% do total de estirpes analisadas. Onze sorogrupos e onze antígenos "H" foram identificados, sendo O8 (15,89%) e o H17 (23,8%) os mais frequentes. Com o objetivo de verificar a susceptibilidade das estirpes aos antimicrobianos: ampicilina, enrofloxacina, eritromicina, espectinomicina, estreptomicina, fosfomicina, kanamicina, lincomicina, norfloxacina, sulfa+trimetoprim e tetraciclina, comumente utilizados na avicultura, todas as estirpes de E. coli isoladas foram analisadas. O antimicrobiano que apresentou maior atividade antibacteriana foi a espectinomicina (92,2%) e o de menor atividade foi a lincomicina. Nenhuma das estirpes foi sensível a todos os antimicrobianos testados. Os resultados demonstraram uma diversidade de sorotipos e de genes de virulência envolvidos no quadro clínico de colibacilose estudado, como também sorogrupos que não haviam sido relatados em APEC e a alta incidência de resistência antimicrobiana / Abstract: A total of 90 strains of E. coli were isolated from the livers and intestines of seven-day-old commercial layer chicks. With the objective of characterising the isolated strains, their pathogenicity levels were determined by in vivo inoculation. These tests identified 44 strains with high or intermediate levels of pathogenicity, which were then analysed by multiplex PCR for the presence of eight virulence genes (astA, iss, iucD, irp2, papC, tsh, vat e cvi/cva) and the serotypes O:H were identified. The results demonstrated that these isolated strains contained at least one of the eight genes of interest, and the majority (93.20%) possessed the iss gene. Seventeen different genetic patterns were detected, 15 of which had combinations of two or more genes, representing 70.45% of all analysed strains. Eleven serogroups and eleven antigens "H" were identified, O8 (15.89%) and H17 (23.80%) were most frequent. Aiming to verify the susceptibility of strains to antimicrobial agents: ampicillin, enrofloxacin, erythromycin, spectinomycin, streptomycin, fosfomycin, kanamycin, lincomycin, norfloxacin, trimethoprim sulfa and tetracycline, commonly used in poultry, all strains of E. coli isolates were analyzed. The antibiotics that showed the highest antibacterial activity was spectinomycin (92.2%) and less activity was the lincomycin (100%) strains were resistant. None of the strains were sensitive to all antibiotics tested. The results showed a diversity of serotypes and virulence genes involved in the clinical study of colibacillosis, as well as serogroups that had not been reported in APEC and the high incidence of antimicrobial resistance / Mestre

Submitted by Ana Maria Fiscina Sampaio (fiscina@bahia.fiocruz.br) on 2014-09-18T13:52:18Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Eder Silva dos Anjos. Caracterização...2013.pdf: 1214899 bytes, checksum: 285b9e9fed3b500c66d7173ea5a7c440 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-09-18T13:52:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Eder Silva dos Anjos. Caracterização...2013.pdf: 1214899 bytes, checksum: 285b9e9fed3b500c66d7173ea5a7c440 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Centro de Pesquisa Gonçalo Moniz. Salvador, BA, Brasil / O advento das vacinas pneumocócicas conjugadas veio contribuir de forma decisiva para a redução da incidência dos casos de doença invasiva por S. pneumoniae em vários países do mundo. Em contrapartida, tem-se verificado um aumento de casos decorrentes de sorotipos não vacinais, que escapam da vacina e reduzem o seu efeito a partir da expansão de clones pré-existentes com consequente substituição de sorotipos e/ou do fenômeno de troca capsular (capsular switching). No Brasil, a vacina conjugada 10-valente (PCV10) foi introduzida no calendário nacional de imunização a partir de 2010. Este estudo teve como objetivo caracterizar através de técnicas fenotípicas e moleculares os sorotipos não-vacinais (SNVT) de S.pneumoniae, isolados de pacientes com meningite nos períodos anterior (janeiro/2008 - junho/2010) e posterior (julho/2010 - dezembro/2012) à implementação da vacina pneumocócica conjugada 10-valente (PCV10), na cidade de Salvador, Bahia. Os isolados de S. pneumoniae foram identificados através de métodos microbiológicos clássicos e a determinação do tipo capsular foi realizada através da técnica de Multiplex-PCR e/ou reação de Quellung. A sensibilidade a oito antimicrobianos foi realizada através da técnica de microdiluição em caldo e a caracterização genotípica por intermédio das técnicas de PFGE e MLST. Foram identificados 170 casos de meningite pneumocócica durante a vigilância epidemiológica realizada no Hospital Couto Maia, em Salvador, com 148 apresentando cultura positiva para S. pneumoniae a partir do líquor e/ou hemocultura. A incidência da meningite pneumocócica reduziu de 0,9/100.000 habitantes (2008) para 0,36/100.000 habitantes (2012). No período pré-vacinal, os SNVT mais frequentes foram: 3 (n=6; 12%), 19A (n=4; 8%), 6A (n=4, 8%); no período pós-vacinal os SNVT 12F (n=6; 22,2%), 10A (n=3; 11,1%), 15B (n=2; 7,4%) e 18B (n=2; 7,4%) foram os mais frequentes. Cerca de 78% dos isolados apresentaram resistência a um ou mais antibióticos. A não susceptibilidade à penicilina foi encontrada nos sorotipos 19A (3 isolados), 9N (1 isolado) e 12F (1 isolado). Por PFGE, foi observada uma grande diversidade genética com a maioria (66,2%) dos isolados pertencendo a grupos não clonais. O grupo clonal X foi composto por dois isolados do sorotipo 19A (ST2878), do período pré-vacinal, não susceptível à penicilina. A técnica de MLST realizada em 26 isolados permitiu a identificação de quatro novos STs e apresença de STs (ST180, ST193 e ST218) genotipicamente semelhantes aos clones mundiais Netherlands3-31, Greece21-30 e Denmark12F-34. É necessária a continuidade da vigilância epidemiológica da meningite pneumocócica, visando avaliar os efeitos benéficos da vacinação e a dinâmica da distribuição de sorotipos em nossa região. / The licensure and subsequent widespread use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines have contributed for the reduction in the overall incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease worldwide. However, the emergence of Streptococcus pneumoniae nonvaccine serotypes (SNVT), which escape from the vaccine by the expansion of pre-existing clones following serotype replacement and/or by capsular switching is a matter of concern. In 2010, Brazil introduced the 10-valent conjugate pneumococcal vaccine (PCV10) into its routine National Immunization Program. Our aim was to characterize the phenotypic and genotypic profile of S. pneumoniae non-vacine serotypes (SNVT) isolated from patients with meningitis before (January 2008 – June 2010) and after (July 2010 – December 2012) the introduction of PCV10 in Salvador, Bahia. The pneumococcal isolates were identified by classical microbiological methods and submitted to capsular deduction by multiplex-PCR and/or Quellung reaction. The antimicrobial susceptibility was performed the broth microdilution method. The genotypic profile was assessed by PFGE and MLST. We identified 170 cases of pneumococcal meningitis during the epidemiological surveillance at the Hospital Couto Maia, in Salvador, with 148 showing positive culture for S. pneumoniae from the cerebrospinal fluid and/or blood culture. The incidence of pneumococcal meningitis decreased from 0.9/100.000 (2008) to 0.36/100.000 inhabitants (2012). In the pre-vaccine period the most frequent SNVT were: 3 (n=6, 12%), 19A (n=4, 8%), 6A (n=4, 8%). In the post-vaccine period, the SNVT 12F (n=6, 22.2%), 10A (n=3, 11.1%), 15B (n=2, 7.4%) and 18B (n=2, 7.4%) were the most prevalent. About 78% of the isolates were resistant to one or more antibiotics. The non-susceptibility to penicillin was found among serotypes 19A (3 isolates), 9N (1 isolate) and 12F (1 isolate). By PFGE, a wide genetic diversity was found with the majority of the isolates (66.2%) belonging to non-clonal groups. The clonal group X comprised two isolates of the serotype 19A (ST2878) from the pre-vaccine period presenting non-susceptibilty to penicillin. MLST assay performed in 26 isolates allowed the identification of four new STs and the presence of STs (ST180, ST193 and ST218) with genotipic similarities of the worldwide clones Netherlands3-31, Greece21-30 and Denmark12F-34. Continued surveillance studies are necessary to evaluate the benefits of vaccination and the serotype dynamics in our region

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-10-26Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T18:56:02Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 guastalli_eal_me_jabo.pdf: 288811 bytes, checksum: 03b7643862d7f270422c422ff91b53b9 (MD5) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Foram isoladas 90 estirpes de E. coli de fígados e de intestinos, de pintainhas de postura comercial, com sete dias de idade. Com o objetivo de caracterizar as estirpes isoladas, a patogenicidade das mesmas foi determinada, em inoculação “in vivo”. O teste revelou 44 estirpes de alta ou de intermediária patogenicidade, que foram analisadas por PCR multiplex quanto á presença de oito genes de virulência (astA, iss, iucD, irp2, papC, tsh, vat e cva/cvi) e tiveram os sorotipos O:H identificados. Os resultados demonstraram que todas as estirpes analisadas continham pelo menos um dos oito genes pesquisados e que a maioria (93,20%) possuíam o gene iss. Foram detectados 17 perfis genéticos diferentes, sendo 15 deles com combinações de dois ou mais genes, representando 70,45% do total de estirpes analisadas. Onze sorogrupos e onze antígenos “H” foram identificados, sendo O8 (15,89%) e o H17 (23,8%) os mais frequentes. Com o objetivo de verificar a susceptibilidade das estirpes aos antimicrobianos: ampicilina, enrofloxacina, eritromicina, espectinomicina, estreptomicina, fosfomicina, kanamicina, lincomicina, norfloxacina, sulfa+trimetoprim e tetraciclina, comumente utilizados na avicultura, todas as estirpes de E. coli isoladas foram analisadas. O antimicrobiano que apresentou maior atividade antibacteriana foi a espectinomicina (92,2%) e o de menor atividade foi a lincomicina. Nenhuma das estirpes foi sensível a todos os antimicrobianos testados. Os resultados demonstraram uma diversidade de sorotipos e de genes de virulência envolvidos no quadro clínico de colibacilose estudado, como também sorogrupos que não haviam sido relatados em APEC e a alta incidência de resistência antimicrobiana / A total of 90 strains of E. coli were isolated from the livers and intestines of seven-day-old commercial layer chicks. With the objective of characterising the isolated strains, their pathogenicity levels were determined by in vivo inoculation. These tests identified 44 strains with high or intermediate levels of pathogenicity, which were then analysed by multiplex PCR for the presence of eight virulence genes (astA, iss, iucD, irp2, papC, tsh, vat e cvi/cva) and the serotypes O:H were identified. The results demonstrated that these isolated strains contained at least one of the eight genes of interest, and the majority (93.20%) possessed the iss gene. Seventeen different genetic patterns were detected, 15 of which had combinations of two or more genes, representing 70.45% of all analysed strains. Eleven serogroups and eleven antigens “H” were identified, O8 (15.89%) and H17 (23.80%) were most frequent. Aiming to verify the susceptibility of strains to antimicrobial agents: ampicillin, enrofloxacin, erythromycin, spectinomycin, streptomycin, fosfomycin, kanamycin, lincomycin, norfloxacin, trimethoprim sulfa and tetracycline, commonly used in poultry, all strains of E. coli isolates were analyzed. The antibiotics that showed the highest antibacterial activity was spectinomycin (92.2%) and less activity was the lincomycin (100%) strains were resistant. None of the strains were sensitive to all antibiotics tested. The results showed a diversity of serotypes and virulence genes involved in the clinical study of colibacillosis, as well as serogroups that had not been reported in APEC and the high incidence of antimicrobial resistance

Ovinos são considerados reservatórios de Escherichia coli produtora da toxina Shiga (STEC). Este estudo pesquisou amostras de 100 carneiros no Estado de São Paulo. PCR foi empregada para detecção de stx1, stx2, eae, ehx, e intiminas. RFLP-PCR foi realizado para identificação das variantes de stx1/stx2 e fliC. Cinco isolados eae+stx- de sorotipos O128:H2, O145:H2, O153:H7 e O178:H7 apresentaram intiminas b, g e e. Cinqüenta e seis STEC foram obtidos e os genótipos foram stx1cstx2d-O118 (56,1%), stx1c (33,3%), stx2d-O118 (7,6%), e stx1cstx2dOX3a (3%). Os sorotipos mais freqüentes foram ONT:H8, ONT:H-, O75:H-, O174:H8 e O5:H-. Gene fliC codificando para H2, H8, H14, H16, H19, H21 ou H28 foi identificado em 25/33 isolados. ehx foi detectado em três/cinco EPEC Atípicas e em 38 (57,6%) STEC. Sensibilidade aos antimicrobianos foi observada em 77,2% dos isolados STEC. A análise da similaridade genética por PFGE revelou 24 perfis entre 40 isolados STEC e EPEC atípicas. O estudo demonstrou que ovinos saudáveis podem se comportar como reservatórios de STEC e EPEC atípica. / Lambs are reported as carriers of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) worldwide. This study surveyed 100 sheep in São Paulo, Brazil. PCR was used for detection of stx1, stx2, eae, ehx, and intimins. RFLP-PCR investigated the stx1/stx2 variants and flagellar antigen (fliC). Five isolates were eae+/stx-, belonging to serotypes O128:H2, O145:H2, O153:H7 and O178:H7, harboring b, g and e intimins. Fifty-six STEC isolates were recovered, and stx genotypes were stx1cstx2d-O118 (56.1%), stx1c (33.3%), stx2d-O118 (7.6%), and stx1cstx2dOX3a (3%). A diversity of STEC serotypes was observed, but most frequent were ONT:H8, ONT:H-, O75:H-, O174:H8 and O5:H-. fliC gene coding for H2, H8, H14, H16, H19, H21 or H28 was identified in 25/33 isolates. ehx gene was detected in three Atypical EPEC and in 38 (57,6%) STEC. Fifty-one (77.2%) STEC were susceptible to antimicrobials tested. Pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) revealed 24/40 profiles. The study showed that healthy ovine can be carrier of STEC and atypical EPEC in Brazil.

A set of 37 strains including 13 serotypes of Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) were analyzed for heat tolerance at 60°C for 10 min and further categorized into three groups; low (strains with <2 log survival), medium (2-4 log survival), and high (4-6 log survival) heat tolerant. When Lm strains representing each group were subjected to sub-lethal heatstress at 48°C prior to 60°C, the survivals of all strains were increased by at least 5 log CFU/ml when compared to controls. Sub-lethal heat-stress at 48°C for 30-60 min increased the heat-stress resistance of Lm strains by doubling D60°C values from 1.9-4.3 to 5.0-10.4 min. When Lm cells were cooled after sublethal heat-stress at 48°C prior to 60°C treatment, such acquired heat-stress adaptation was unstable at 22°C but was found to be highly stable for up to 24 h at 4°C. These results will have potential implications in food safety risk analysis for Lm.