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ABSTRACT Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131) has emerged rapidly to become the most prevalent extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli clones in circulation today. Previous investigations appeared to exonerate retail meat as a source of human exposure to ST131; however, these studies focused mainly...

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Autores principales: Cindy M. Liu, Marc Stegger, Maliha Aziz, Timothy J. Johnson, Kara Waits, Lora Nordstrom, Lori Gauld, Brett Weaver, Diana Rolland, Sally Statham, Joseph Horwinski, Sanjeev Sariya, Gregg S. Davis, Evgeni Sokurenko, Paul Keim, James R. Johnson, Lance B. Price
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5472c36f3d9f4abe9f33cc090c31499f2021-11-15T16:00:15Z<named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content> ST131-<italic toggle="yes">H</italic>22 as a Foodborne Uropathogen10.1128/mBio.00470-182150-7511https://doaj.org/article/5472c36f3d9f4abe9f33cc090c31499f2018-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00470-18https://doaj.org/toc/2150-7511ABSTRACT Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131) has emerged rapidly to become the most prevalent extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli clones in circulation today. Previous investigations appeared to exonerate retail meat as a source of human exposure to ST131; however, these studies focused mainly on extensively multidrug-resistant ST131 strains, which typically carry allele 30 of the fimH type 1 fimbrial adhesin gene (ST131-H30). To estimate the frequency of extraintestinal human infections arising from foodborne ST131 strains without bias toward particular sublineages or phenotypes, we conducted a 1-year prospective study of E. coli from meat products and clinical cultures in Flagstaff, Arizona. We characterized all isolates by multilocus sequence typing, fimH typing, and core genome phylogenetic analyses, and we screened isolates for avian-associated ColV plasmids as an indication of poultry adaptation. E. coli was isolated from 79.8% of the 2,452 meat samples and 72.4% of the 1,735 culture-positive clinical samples. Twenty-seven meat isolates were ST131 and belonged almost exclusively (n = 25) to the ST131-H22 lineage. All but 1 of the 25 H22 meat isolates were from poultry products, and all but 2 carried poultry-associated ColV plasmids. Of the 1,188 contemporaneous human clinical E. coli isolates, 24 were ST131-H22, one-quarter of which occurred in the same high-resolution phylogenetic clades as the ST131-H22 meat isolates and carried ColV plasmids. Molecular clock analysis of an international ST131-H22 genome collection suggested that ColV plasmids have been acquired at least six times since the 1940s and that poultry-to-human transmission is not limited to the United States. IMPORTANCE E. coli ST131 is an important extraintestinal pathogen that can colonize the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and food animals. Here, we combined detection of accessory traits associated with avian adaptation (ColV plasmids) with high-resolution phylogenetics to quantify the portion of human infections caused by ST131 strains of food animal origin. Our results suggest that one ST131 sublineage—ST131-H22—has become established in poultry populations around the world and that meat may serve as a vehicle for human exposure and infection. ST131-H22 is just one of many E. coli lineages that may be transmitted from food animals to humans. Additional studies that combine detection of host-associated accessory elements with phylogenetics may allow us to quantify the total fraction of human extraintestinal infections attributable to food animal E. coli strains.Cindy M. LiuMarc SteggerMaliha AzizTimothy J. JohnsonKara WaitsLora NordstromLori GauldBrett WeaverDiana RollandSally StathamJoseph HorwinskiSanjeev SariyaGregg S. DavisEvgeni SokurenkoPaul KeimJames R. JohnsonLance B. PriceAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleAntibiotic resistanceantimicrobial resistanceColV plasmidEscherichia coliExPECfoodborneMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmBio, Vol 9, Iss 4 (2018)
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collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Antibiotic resistance
antimicrobial resistance
ColV plasmid
Escherichia coli
ExPEC
foodborne
Microbiology
QR1-502
spellingShingle Antibiotic resistance
antimicrobial resistance
ColV plasmid
Escherichia coli
ExPEC
foodborne
Microbiology
QR1-502
Cindy M. Liu
Marc Stegger
Maliha Aziz
Timothy J. Johnson
Kara Waits
Lora Nordstrom
Lori Gauld
Brett Weaver
Diana Rolland
Sally Statham
Joseph Horwinski
Sanjeev Sariya
Gregg S. Davis
Evgeni Sokurenko
Paul Keim
James R. Johnson
Lance B. Price
<named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content> ST131-<italic toggle="yes">H</italic>22 as a Foodborne Uropathogen
description ABSTRACT Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131) has emerged rapidly to become the most prevalent extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli clones in circulation today. Previous investigations appeared to exonerate retail meat as a source of human exposure to ST131; however, these studies focused mainly on extensively multidrug-resistant ST131 strains, which typically carry allele 30 of the fimH type 1 fimbrial adhesin gene (ST131-H30). To estimate the frequency of extraintestinal human infections arising from foodborne ST131 strains without bias toward particular sublineages or phenotypes, we conducted a 1-year prospective study of E. coli from meat products and clinical cultures in Flagstaff, Arizona. We characterized all isolates by multilocus sequence typing, fimH typing, and core genome phylogenetic analyses, and we screened isolates for avian-associated ColV plasmids as an indication of poultry adaptation. E. coli was isolated from 79.8% of the 2,452 meat samples and 72.4% of the 1,735 culture-positive clinical samples. Twenty-seven meat isolates were ST131 and belonged almost exclusively (n = 25) to the ST131-H22 lineage. All but 1 of the 25 H22 meat isolates were from poultry products, and all but 2 carried poultry-associated ColV plasmids. Of the 1,188 contemporaneous human clinical E. coli isolates, 24 were ST131-H22, one-quarter of which occurred in the same high-resolution phylogenetic clades as the ST131-H22 meat isolates and carried ColV plasmids. Molecular clock analysis of an international ST131-H22 genome collection suggested that ColV plasmids have been acquired at least six times since the 1940s and that poultry-to-human transmission is not limited to the United States. IMPORTANCE E. coli ST131 is an important extraintestinal pathogen that can colonize the gastrointestinal tracts of humans and food animals. Here, we combined detection of accessory traits associated with avian adaptation (ColV plasmids) with high-resolution phylogenetics to quantify the portion of human infections caused by ST131 strains of food animal origin. Our results suggest that one ST131 sublineage—ST131-H22—has become established in poultry populations around the world and that meat may serve as a vehicle for human exposure and infection. ST131-H22 is just one of many E. coli lineages that may be transmitted from food animals to humans. Additional studies that combine detection of host-associated accessory elements with phylogenetics may allow us to quantify the total fraction of human extraintestinal infections attributable to food animal E. coli strains.
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author Cindy M. Liu
Marc Stegger
Maliha Aziz
Timothy J. Johnson
Kara Waits
Lora Nordstrom
Lori Gauld
Brett Weaver
Diana Rolland
Sally Statham
Joseph Horwinski
Sanjeev Sariya
Gregg S. Davis
Evgeni Sokurenko
Paul Keim
James R. Johnson
Lance B. Price
author_facet Cindy M. Liu
Marc Stegger
Maliha Aziz
Timothy J. Johnson
Kara Waits
Lora Nordstrom
Lori Gauld
Brett Weaver
Diana Rolland
Sally Statham
Joseph Horwinski
Sanjeev Sariya
Gregg S. Davis
Evgeni Sokurenko
Paul Keim
James R. Johnson
Lance B. Price
author_sort Cindy M. Liu
title <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content> ST131-<italic toggle="yes">H</italic>22 as a Foodborne Uropathogen
title_short <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content> ST131-<italic toggle="yes">H</italic>22 as a Foodborne Uropathogen
title_full <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content> ST131-<italic toggle="yes">H</italic>22 as a Foodborne Uropathogen
title_fullStr <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content> ST131-<italic toggle="yes">H</italic>22 as a Foodborne Uropathogen
title_full_unstemmed <named-content content-type="genus-species">Escherichia coli</named-content> ST131-<italic toggle="yes">H</italic>22 as a Foodborne Uropathogen
title_sort <named-content content-type="genus-species">escherichia coli</named-content> st131-<italic toggle="yes">h</italic>22 as a foodborne uropathogen
publisher American Society for Microbiology
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