Comparison among enterotoxigenic strains of Escherichia coli isolated in Italy and Somalia.
Nine strains of ETEC isolated in Italy have been compared with 13 isolates from Somalia with respect to toxin production, serotype and antimicrobial resistance pattern. None of the strains isolated from Italy belonged to any serotype or serogroups found among the strains from Somalia. Remarkable differences between the two groups of isolates were also observed with regard to the susceptibility to antimicrobials and the presence of R-plasmids. These findings suggest that ETEC strains isolated in Italy are not related to the strains widespread in Somalia and, generally, in developing countries.
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D007558:Italy; D012703:Serotyping; D012998:Somalia
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C022924:colonization factor antigens; D036781:Fimbriae Proteins; C027538:heat-labile enterotoxin, E coli