RESUMO
Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) isolates from apparently healthy free range helmeted guineafowl were characterized. Most of them had a high frequency of virulence associated genes, multi drug resistance and high pathogenicity. We demonstrated that helmeted guineafowl have potential to transmit antibiotic resistant APEC to other species including humans.
Assuntos
Doenças das Aves/microbiologia , Infecções por Escherichia coli/veterinária , Escherichia coli/isolamento & purificação , Animais , Antibacterianos/farmacologia , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana , Escherichia coli/classificação , Escherichia coli/efeitos dos fármacos , Escherichia coli/genética , Infecções por Escherichia coli/microbiologia , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/genética , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Galliformes/microbiologia , Fatores de Virulência/genética , Fatores de Virulência/metabolismoRESUMO
Abstract Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) isolates from apparently healthy free range helmeted guineafowl were characterized. Most of them had a high frequency of virulence associated genes, multi drug resistance and high pathogenicity. We demonstrated that helmeted guineafowl have potential to transmit antibiotic resistant APEC to other species including humans.
Assuntos
Animais , Doenças das Aves/microbiologia , Escherichia coli/isolamento & purificação , Infecções por Escherichia coli/veterinária , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/genética , Proteínas de Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Farmacorresistência Bacteriana , Fatores de Virulência/genética , Fatores de Virulência/metabolismo , Galliformes/microbiologia , Escherichia coli/classificação , Escherichia coli/efeitos dos fármacos , Escherichia coli/genética , Infecções por Escherichia coli/microbiologia , Antibacterianos/farmacologiaRESUMO
Abstract Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) isolates from apparently healthy free range helmeted guineafowl were characterized. Most of them had a high frequency of virulence associated genes, multi drug resistance and high pathogenicity. We demonstrated that helmeted guineafowl have potential to transmit antibiotic resistant APEC to other species including humans.