title: Presence of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in feces from feedlot cattle in Alberta and absence on corresponding beef carcasses.
abstract: The study objectives were to determine the prevalence and serotypes of non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in pens of feedlot cattle and on corresponding beef carcasses. We collected 25 fecal samples from 84 pens in 21 Alberta feedlots and 40 carcass swabs from each preslaughter pen for analysis by culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Non-O157 STEC were recovered from feces from 12 (14%) of the 84 pens and 12 (57%) of the 21 feedlots by examination of 1 E. coli isolate positive for 4-methylumbelliferyl-beta-beta-glucuronide per sample. Twelve non-O157 serotypes were detected, but 7 of the 15 STEC isolates lacked the accessory virulence genes eae and hlyA. Although 115 (7%) of the carcass broths were PCR-positive, no STEC isolates were recovered from the 1650 carcasses sampled. Our data indicate that multiple non-O157 STEC serotypes may be present in cattle feces, yet are unlikely to be recovered from the corresponding beef carcasses when 20 colonies per sample from PCR-positive broth cultures are analyzed.
authors: Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, #307 Coles Hall, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA. drenter@vet.k-state.edu
authors: David G
authors: DG
authors: Renter
authors: Valerie
authors: V
authors: Bohaychuk
authors: Joyce
authors: J
authors: Van Donkersgoed
authors: Robin
authors: R
authors: King
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000416:Alberta / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial / Q000662:veterinary; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D015995:Prevalence; D012703:Serotyping / Q000662:veterinary; D022603:Shiga Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014774:Virulence / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D022603:Shiga Toxins
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