Kelly Cristina Tagliari

Fatores de virulência presentes em amostras de Escherichia coli uropatogênicas UPEC para suínos

Urinary tract infections occur frequently in pig herds urinary infection is the most significant cause of culling and mortality of adult animals. Despite the multifactorial nature of this condition, Escherichia coli is frequently isolated from diseased animals. Several virulence factors were described on uropathogenic strains and they can be used to distinguish isolates. The objective of the present review is to present some topics related to virulence factors present in swine uropathogenic E. coli strains.

Sensibilidade antimicrobiana de amostras de Escherichia coli isoladas de leitões com diarréia após o desmame

The main infectious agent responsible by post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets is the Escherichia coli and the therapy by drugs is used for control of this disease. The antimicrobial sensitivity of 66 strains of Escherichia coli isolated from piglets with post-weaning diarrhoea was studied. The results show high resistance at four drugs (streptomycin, sulfonamide, tetracycline and chloramphenicol). Gentamycin and neomycin were the best antimicrobial in the inhibition of strains of Escherichia coli, isolated from piglets with post-weaning diarrhoea, in the southwest of Parana.

Caracterização da virulência da cepa de Escherichia coli - BK99

In order to evaluate the pathogenicity and antimicrobial resistance pattern of BK99 E. coli strain, several tests were assessed: slide agglutination for detection of the fimbriae F5, STa production, hemolytic and colicin activity, pathogenicity assessement using piglet inoculation and antimicrobial resistance to drugs. The strain BK99 showed the following profile: F1+, F5+, STa+, Col V+, Hly-, STR, KAR, NOR, TTR SFR. It produced clinical disease and death of infected piglets. Moreover, it was possible to recover the BK99 strain from diarrheic feces and from the gut contents of the piglet, with high rate of recovery of colonies expressing fimbriae F5+. The present results suggest that the E. coli BK99 strain could produce virulence factors and experimentally reproduce neonatal colibacillosis in pigs.