Characterizing avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) from colibacillosis cases, 2018
Colibacillosis caused by avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is a devastating disease of poultry that results in multi-million-dollar losses annually to the poultry industry. Disease syndromes associated with APEC includes colisepticemia, cellulitis, air sac disease, peritonitis, salpingitis, o...
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doaj-c38668cb0bbc458b96f57d1a0d6429b52021-03-06T15:05:20ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592021-03-019e1102510.7717/peerj.11025Characterizing avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) from colibacillosis cases, 2018Darby M. Newman0Nicolle L. Barbieri1Aline L. de Oliveira2Dajour Willis3Lisa K. Nolan4Catherine M. Logue5Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USADepartment of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USADepartment of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USADepartment of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USADepartment of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USADepartment of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USAColibacillosis caused by avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is a devastating disease of poultry that results in multi-million-dollar losses annually to the poultry industry. Disease syndromes associated with APEC includes colisepticemia, cellulitis, air sac disease, peritonitis, salpingitis, omphalitis, and osteomyelitis among others. A total of 61 APEC isolates collected during the Fall of 2018 (Aug–Dec) from submitted diagnostic cases of poultry diagnosed with colibacillosis were assessed for the presence of 44 virulence-associated genes, 24 antimicrobial resistance genes and 17 plasmid replicon types. Each isolate was also screened for its ability to form biofilm using the crystal violet assay and antimicrobial susceptibility to 14 antimicrobials using the NARMS panel. Overall, the prevalence of virulence genes ranged from 1.6% to >90% with almost all strains harboring genes that are associated with the ColV plasmid—the defining trait of the APEC pathotype. Overall, 58 strains were able to form biofilms and only three strains formed negligible biofilms. Forty isolates displayed resistance to antimicrobials of the NARMS panel ranging from one to nine agents. This study highlights that current APEC causing disease in poultry possess virulence and resistance traits and form biofilms which could potentially lead to challenges in colibacillosis control.https://peerj.com/articles/11025.pdfEscherichia coliAPECCharacterizationColibacillosisDiagnosticCase |
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Darby M. Newman Nicolle L. Barbieri Aline L. de Oliveira Dajour Willis Lisa K. Nolan Catherine M. Logue Characterizing avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) from colibacillosis cases, 2018 PeerJ Escherichia coli APEC Characterization Colibacillosis Diagnostic Case |
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Darby M. Newman Nicolle L. Barbieri Aline L. de Oliveira Dajour Willis Lisa K. Nolan Catherine M. Logue |
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Characterizing avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) from colibacillosis cases, 2018 |
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Characterizing avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) from colibacillosis cases, 2018 |
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Characterizing avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) from colibacillosis cases, 2018 |
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Characterizing avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) from colibacillosis cases, 2018 |
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Characterizing avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) from colibacillosis cases, 2018 |
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characterizing avian pathogenic escherichia coli (apec) from colibacillosis cases, 2018 |
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Colibacillosis caused by avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) is a devastating disease of poultry that results in multi-million-dollar losses annually to the poultry industry. Disease syndromes associated with APEC includes colisepticemia, cellulitis, air sac disease, peritonitis, salpingitis, omphalitis, and osteomyelitis among others. A total of 61 APEC isolates collected during the Fall of 2018 (Aug–Dec) from submitted diagnostic cases of poultry diagnosed with colibacillosis were assessed for the presence of 44 virulence-associated genes, 24 antimicrobial resistance genes and 17 plasmid replicon types. Each isolate was also screened for its ability to form biofilm using the crystal violet assay and antimicrobial susceptibility to 14 antimicrobials using the NARMS panel. Overall, the prevalence of virulence genes ranged from 1.6% to >90% with almost all strains harboring genes that are associated with the ColV plasmid—the defining trait of the APEC pathotype. Overall, 58 strains were able to form biofilms and only three strains formed negligible biofilms. Forty isolates displayed resistance to antimicrobials of the NARMS panel ranging from one to nine agents. This study highlights that current APEC causing disease in poultry possess virulence and resistance traits and form biofilms which could potentially lead to challenges in colibacillosis control. |
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Escherichia coli APEC Characterization Colibacillosis Diagnostic Case |
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