Clonal structure of Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing and beta-D-glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains isolated from outbreaks and sporadic cases in Hokkaido, Japan.
A total of 22 clonal phenotypic variants of Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O157:H7 was isolated from six different locations in Hokkaido, Japan. These isolates were negative for sorbitol fermentation but positive for beta-D-glucuronidase (GUD+). They carried eaeA, EHEC-hlyA, pas and etpD genes like typical E. coli O157:H7 and, in addition, st1 and stx2 genes. However, they were shown to lack katP and espP genes that are present in typical STEC O157:H7. All these atypical GUD+ STEC O157:H7 isolates had very similar antimicrobial susceptibilities. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis with XbaI, SfiI, SwaI, SpeI and NotI indicated that they were identical or closely related to one another. From their phenotypic and genotypic features, these GUD+ STEC O157:H7 isolates may represent a distinct clone among STEC O157.
Nagano
Hideki
H
Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, North-19, West-12, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan.
Okui
Toyo
T
Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, North-19, West-12, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan.
Fujiwara
Osamu
O
Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, North-19, West-12, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan.
Uchiyama
Yasuhiro
Y
Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, North-19, West-12, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan.
Tamate
Naoto
N
Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, North-19, West-12, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan.
Kumada
Hiroyuki
H
Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, North-19, West-12, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan.
Morimoto
Y O
YO
Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, North-19, West-12, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan.
Yano
Shoki
S
Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, North-19, West-12, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0819, Japan.
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