title: Water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) identified as an important reservoir of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Brazil.
abstract: The presence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in water buffaloes is reported for the first time in South America. The prevalence of STEC ranged from 0 to 64% depending on the farm. STEC isolates exhibiting the genetic profiles stx(1)stx(2)ehxA iha saa and stx(2)ehxA iha saa predominated. Of the 20 distinct serotypes identified, more than 50% corresponded to serotypes associated with human diseases.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Murilo G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: José R Feitosa
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Brito
authors.forename: Roberta R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Beatriz E C
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Guth
authors.forename: Tânia A T
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Mônica A M
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: Maria A M F
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Isabel I
authors.initials: II
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: Tânia M I
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Vaz
authors.forename: Kinue
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Irino
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002020:Buffaloes; D002417:Cattle / Q000382:microbiology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D012703:Serotyping; D022603:Shiga Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D022603:Shiga Toxins