Molecular typing of antimicrobial-resistant Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains (STEC) in Brazil
Antimicrobial resistance patterns and molecular characteristics were determined in thirty-two Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains previously identified in São Paulo State associated with human infections ( n = 21) and in cattle feces ( n = 11). The highest resistance rates were ide...
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Published in | Research in microbiology Vol. 162; no. 2; pp. 117 - 123 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Issy-les-Moulineaux
Elsevier SAS
01.02.2011
Elsevier Masson |
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Summary: | Antimicrobial resistance patterns and molecular characteristics were determined in thirty-two Shiga-toxin-producing
Escherichia coli (STEC) strains previously identified in São Paulo State associated with human infections (
n = 21) and in cattle feces (
n = 11). The highest resistance rates were identified for tetracycline (100%), streptomycin (78%) and trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazole (56%). Eleven STEC strains showed resistance to ampicillin and carried
bla
TEM that was confirmed as
bla
TEM-1 in one representative isolate. The class 1 integrase gene (
intI1) was detected in seven (22%) strains, and most of them belonged to the O111:H8 serotype. The class 1 integron was located on plasmids in five of the seven STEC strains, and conjugation assays confirmed the plasmid support of those resistant determinants. STEC strains were genetically classified into the B1 group, and PFGE analysis showed that most of the strains in each serogroup were grouped into the same cluster (80–97% similarity). The presence of a class 1 integron and
bla
TEM-1 genes is described for the first time among STEC isolates in Brazil and clearly represents a public health concern. |
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Bibliography: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resmic.2010.09.022 ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-2 ObjectType-Feature-1 |
ISSN: | 0923-2508 1769-7123 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.resmic.2010.09.022 |