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Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia Coli (shiga-toxigenic + escherichia_coli)
Selected AbstractsDetection of Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) in fresh seafood and meat marketed in Mangalore, India by PCRLETTERS IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, Issue 5 2001H. Sanath Kumar Aims: To study the incidence of Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) in seafoods from India. Methods and Results:Escherichia coli isolated from various seafoods such as fresh fish, clams and water were screened for the presence of stx, hlyA and rfbO157 genes by PCR; 5% of clams and 3% of fresh fish samples were positive for non-O157 STEC. Conclusions: STEC is prevalent in seafoods in India, and non-O157 serotype is more common. Significance and Impact of the Study: Seafood could be a vehicle for transmission of STEC even in tropical countries. [source] Subtilase cytotoxin, produced by Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli, transiently inhibits protein synthesis of Vero cells via degradation of BiP and induces cell cycle arrest at G1 by downregulation of cyclin D1CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY, Issue 4 2008Naoko Morinaga Summary Subtilase cytotoxin (SubAB) is a AB5 type toxin produced by Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli, which exhibits cytotoxicity to Vero cells. SubAB B subunit binds to toxin receptors on the cell surface, whereas the A subunit is a subtilase-like serine protease that specifically cleaves chaperone BiP/Grp78. As noted previously, SubAB caused inhibition of protein synthesis. We now show that the inhibition of protein synthesis was transient and occurred as a result of ER stress induced by cleavage of BiP; it was closely associated with phosphorylation of double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase-like ER kinase (PERK) and eukaryotic initiation factor-2, (eIF2,). The phosphorylation of PERK and eIF2, was maximal at 30,60 min and then returned to the control level. Protein synthesis after treatment of cells with SubAB was suppressed for 2 h and recovered, followed by induction of stress-inducible C/EBP-homologous protein (CHOP). BiP degradation continued, however, even after protein synthesis recovered. SubAB-treated cells showed cell cycle arrest in G1 phase, which may result from cyclin D1 downregulation caused by both SubAB-induced translational inhibition and continuous prolonged proteasomal degradation. [source] Genetic analysis of shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli isolates from cattle in a limited regionANIMAL SCIENCE JOURNAL, Issue 3 2004Kenichi OTAWA ABSTRACT The ecology of shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) is important in the animal production environment. We investigated fecal shedding of STEC in one town in Miyagi, Japan by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting shiga toxin gene 1 (stx1), gene 2 (stx2) and malB promoter gene, and analyzed the PCR products of stx1 or stx2 (54 samples) by direct sequencing. Three of 46 (6.5%) beef cattle in the University Farm of Tohoku University (Kawatabi Farm) and 11 of 70 (15.7%) calves in neighboring dairy farms carried STEC. Rate of detecting genes of stx1, stx2 and stx1+2 was 3.4% (4/116), 8.6% (10/116) and 0.9% (1/116), respectively. Serotyping indicated that STEC contaminated farms at different times or through different routes. Isolates harbored no mutation among stx1, but six (Kawatabi Farm) and 38 (neighboring farms) base substitutions among stx2, respectively. The diversity of substitutions of stx2 was observed among farms or even in a farm. Phylogenic analysis revealed that STEC detected in the area were classified into three clusters by the variety of stx2. Sequence analysis of stx2 will be one of the tools for clarifying the source of outbreaks and the route of contamination of STEC. [source] | ||||||||||