title: Rapid determination of Escherichia coli O157:H7 lineage types and molecular subtypes by using comparative genomic fingerprinting.
abstract: In this study, variably absent or present (VAP) regions discovered through comparative genomics experiments were targeted for the development of a rapid, PCR-based method to subtype and fingerprint Escherichia coli O157:H7. Forty-four VAP loci were analyzed for discriminatory power among 79 E. coli O157:H7 strains of 13 phage types (PT). Twenty-three loci were found to maximize resolution among strains, generating 54 separate fingerprints, each of which contained strains of unique PT. Strains from the three previously identified major E. coli O157:H7 lineages, LSPA6-LI, LSPA6-LI/II, and LSPA6-LII, formed distinct branches on a dendrogram obtained by hierarchical clustering of comparative genomic fingerprinting (CGF) data. By contrast, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) typing generated 52 XbaI digestion profiles that were not unique to PT and did not cluster according to O157:H7 lineage. Our analysis identified a subpopulation comprised of 25 strains from a closed herd of cattle, all of which were of PT87 and formed a cluster distinct from all other E. coli O157:H7 strains examined. CGF found five related but unique fingerprints among the highly clonal herd strains, with two dominant subtypes characterized by a shift from the presence of locus fprn33 to its absence. CGF had equal resolution to PFGE typing but with greater specificity, generating fingerprints that were unique among phenotypically related E. coli O157:H7 lineages and PT. As a comparative genomics typing method that is amenable for use in high-throughput platforms, CGF may be a valuable tool in outbreak investigations and strain characterization.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Foodborne Zoonoses, Public Health Agency of Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Chad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Laing
authors.forename: Crystal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pegg
authors.forename: Davis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yawney
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ziebell
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Steele
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Eduardo N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Taboada
authors.forename: Yongxiang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Victor P J
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Gannon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002417:Cattle; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting / Q000379:methods*; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific / Q000378:metabolism; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012150:Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; C025580:endodeoxyribonuclease XBAI; D015252:Deoxyribonucleases, Type II Site-Specific
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