title: Virulence factors and markers in Escherichia coli from calves with bacteremia.
abstract: Relative pathogenicity of 151 Escherichia coli isolates from 36 calves with bacteremia after necropsy was studied by measurement of the LD50 after mice were inoculated IP with E coli isolates. Study of virulence factors and markers revealed that the pathogenicity of E coli was associated with the production of hydroxamate siderophores and with resistance to serum bactericidal effects. Production of colicins, including colicin V, and of surface antigen 31A was correlated with virulence. The close association between phenotypic expression of virulence factors and markers was consistent with a hypothesis of a localization of genes coding for virulence factors and markers on the same plasmid.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Centre de Recherches de Clermont Ferrand-Theix, Ceyrat, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohamed Ou Said
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Contrepois
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Der Vartanian
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Girardeau
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D003087:Colicins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents / Q000378:metabolism; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017262:Siderophores; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D003087:Colicins; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents; D017262:Siderophores