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Genomic Characteristics of Stx2e-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Derived from Humans, Animals, and Meats
Shiga toxin (Stx) can be classified into two types, Stx1 and Stx2, and different subtypes. Stx2e is a subtype commonly causing porcine edema disease and rarely reported in humans. The purpose of this study was to analyze the prevalence and genetic characteristics of Stx2e-producing Escherichia coli...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8705337/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34959506 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10121551 |
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author | Yang, Xi Wu, Yannong Liu, Qian Sun, Hui Luo, Ming Xiong, Yanwen Matussek, Andreas Hu, Bin Bai, Xiangning |
author_facet | Yang, Xi Wu, Yannong Liu, Qian Sun, Hui Luo, Ming Xiong, Yanwen Matussek, Andreas Hu, Bin Bai, Xiangning |
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description | Shiga toxin (Stx) can be classified into two types, Stx1 and Stx2, and different subtypes. Stx2e is a subtype commonly causing porcine edema disease and rarely reported in humans. The purpose of this study was to analyze the prevalence and genetic characteristics of Stx2e-producing Escherichia coli (Stx2e-STEC) strains from humans compared to strains from animals and meats in China. Stx2e-STEC strains were screened from our STEC collection, and whole-genome sequencing was performed to characterize their genetic features. Our study showed a wide distribution of Stx2e-STEC among diverse hosts and a higher proportion of Stx2e-STEC among human STEC strains in China. Three human Stx2e-STEC isolates belonged to O100:H30, Onovel26:H30, and O8:H9 serotypes and varied in genetic features. Human Stx2e-STECs phylogenetically clustered with animal- and food-derived strains. Stx2e-STEC strains from animals and meat showed multidrug resistance, while human strains were only resistant to azithromycin and tetracycline. Of note, a high proportion (55.9%) of Stx2e-STEC strains, including one human strain, carried the heat-stable and heat-labile enterotoxin-encoding genes st and lt, exhibiting a STEC/enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) hybrid pathotype. Given that no distinct genetic feature was found in Stx2e-STEC strains from different sources, animal- and food-derived strains may pose the risk of causing human disease. |
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spelling | pubmed-87053372021-12-25 Genomic Characteristics of Stx2e-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Derived from Humans, Animals, and Meats Yang, Xi Wu, Yannong Liu, Qian Sun, Hui Luo, Ming Xiong, Yanwen Matussek, Andreas Hu, Bin Bai, Xiangning Pathogens Article Shiga toxin (Stx) can be classified into two types, Stx1 and Stx2, and different subtypes. Stx2e is a subtype commonly causing porcine edema disease and rarely reported in humans. The purpose of this study was to analyze the prevalence and genetic characteristics of Stx2e-producing Escherichia coli (Stx2e-STEC) strains from humans compared to strains from animals and meats in China. Stx2e-STEC strains were screened from our STEC collection, and whole-genome sequencing was performed to characterize their genetic features. Our study showed a wide distribution of Stx2e-STEC among diverse hosts and a higher proportion of Stx2e-STEC among human STEC strains in China. Three human Stx2e-STEC isolates belonged to O100:H30, Onovel26:H30, and O8:H9 serotypes and varied in genetic features. Human Stx2e-STECs phylogenetically clustered with animal- and food-derived strains. Stx2e-STEC strains from animals and meat showed multidrug resistance, while human strains were only resistant to azithromycin and tetracycline. Of note, a high proportion (55.9%) of Stx2e-STEC strains, including one human strain, carried the heat-stable and heat-labile enterotoxin-encoding genes st and lt, exhibiting a STEC/enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) hybrid pathotype. Given that no distinct genetic feature was found in Stx2e-STEC strains from different sources, animal- and food-derived strains may pose the risk of causing human disease. MDPI 2021-11-28 /pmc/articles/PMC8705337/ /pubmed/34959506 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10121551 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Yang, Xi Wu, Yannong Liu, Qian Sun, Hui Luo, Ming Xiong, Yanwen Matussek, Andreas Hu, Bin Bai, Xiangning Genomic Characteristics of Stx2e-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Derived from Humans, Animals, and Meats |
title | Genomic Characteristics of Stx2e-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Derived from Humans, Animals, and Meats |
title_full | Genomic Characteristics of Stx2e-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Derived from Humans, Animals, and Meats |
title_fullStr | Genomic Characteristics of Stx2e-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Derived from Humans, Animals, and Meats |
title_full_unstemmed | Genomic Characteristics of Stx2e-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Derived from Humans, Animals, and Meats |
title_short | Genomic Characteristics of Stx2e-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Derived from Humans, Animals, and Meats |
title_sort | genomic characteristics of stx2e-producing escherichia coli strains derived from humans, animals, and meats |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8705337/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34959506 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10121551 |
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