Prevalence, structure and expression of urease genes in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from humans and the environment.
Int J Hyg Environ Health
; 209(6): 513-20, 2006 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
A component of the ure gene cluster in E. coli, ureC, encodes a subunit of urease. We have investigated the distribution of ureC in 202 Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) strains from Austria belonging to 61 different serotypes. These strains were of human (n=150), animal (n=38), and food (n=14) origin. ureC was present in all 72 E. coli O157H7 and O157NM (non-motile) strains, as well as in all 29 strains of serotypes O26H11/NM, O111H8/NM and O145NM. In contrast, none of eight sorbitol-fermenting E. coli O157NM were ureC-positive. ureC occurred significantly more frequently among STEC that carry eae (113 of 132; 85.6%) than among eae-negative STEC strains (four of 70; 5.7%; p<0.0001). However, only 4 (2%) of the 202 strains (3.4% of ureC positive strains) expressed urease activity. There was no significant association (p=0.56) between urease expression and the source of the isolates (humans vs. animals). Nucleotide sequence analysis of PCR amplicons derived from all seven genes of the ure cluster in STEC of 10 different serotypes demonstrated a high degree of homology (>or=99%), indicating a recent acquisition of not necessarily expressed ure genes.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Urease
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Família Multigênica
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Escherichia coli O157
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Toxinas Shiga
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Escherichia coli
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article