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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-10-5
pubmed:abstractText
Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O26:H11 is an enteric pathogen capable of causing severe hemorrhagic colitis that can lead to hemolytic uremic syndrome. This organism is able to colonize cattle and human intestinal epithelial cells by secreting effectors via a type III secretion system (T3SS). In this investigation, we examined the role of 2 effectors, Tir and NleB, and the structural translocator component EspA in the adherence of STEC to epithelial cells and in the colonization of cattle. Isogenic deletion mutants were constructed and using microscopy and flow cytometry compared to the wild-type strain in their ability to adhere to HEp-2 cells. A competitive assay was also used to measure the capacity of the mutants to colonize the intestinal tract of cattle, where both the mutant and the parental strains were introduced orally at the same time. Genomic DNA was extracted from enriched fecal samples collected at various time points, and quantitative real-time PCR was used to quantify bacteria. A significant reduction in fecal shedding was observed, and adherence to HEp-2 cells was decreased for the tir and espA mutants. Deletion of the nleB gene did not have a significant effect on the adherence of HEp-2 cells; however, in an in vivo model, it strongly reduced the ability of STEC O26:H11 to colonize the bovine intestinal tract.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1480-3275
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
739-47
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Bacterial Adhesion, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Bacterial Shedding, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Cell Line, Tumor, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-DNA, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Epithelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Escherichia coli Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Feces, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Genes, Bacterial, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Intestines, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Receptors, Cell Surface, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Sequence Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Shiga Toxins, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Virulence, pubmed-meshheading:20921984-Virulence Factors
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of Tir, EspA, and NleB in the colonization of cattle by Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli O26:H11.
pubmed:affiliation
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan, 120 Veterinary Road, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E3, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't