Human-associated fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli clonal lineages, including ST354, isolated from canine feces and extraintestinal infections in Australia

SiYu Guo, David Wakeham, Huub J. M. Brouwers, Rowland N. Cobbold, Sam Abraham, Joanne L. Mollinger, James R. Johnson, Toni A. Chapman, David M. Gordon, Vanessa R. Barrs, Darren J. Trott*

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Abstract

Phylogenetic group D extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC), including O15:K52:H1 and clonal group A, have spread globally and become fluoroquinolone-resistant. Here we investigated the role of canine feces as a reservoir of these (and other) human-associated ExPEC and their potential as canine pathogens. We characterized and compared fluoroquinolone-resistant E. coli isolates originally identified as phylogenetic group D from either the feces of hospitalized dogs (n = 67; 14 dogs) or extraintestinal infections (n = 53; 33 dogs). Isolates underwent phylogenetic grouping, random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis, virulence genotyping, resistance genotyping, human-associated ExPEC O-typing, and multi-locus sequence typing. Five of seven human-associated sequence types (STs) exhibited ExPEC-associated O-types, and appeared in separate RAPD clusters. The largest subgroup (16 fecal, 26 clinical isolates) were ST354 (phylogroup F) isolates. ST420 (phylogroup B2); O1-ST38, O15:K52:H1-ST393, and O15:K1-ST130 (phylogroup D); and O7-ST457, and O1-ST648 (phylogroup F) were also identified. Three ST-specific RAPD sub-clusters (ST354, ST393, and ST457) contained closely related isolates from both fecal or clinical sources. Genes encoding CTX-M and AmpC beta-lactamases were identified in isolates from five STs. Major human-associated fluoroquinolone-resistant +/- extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant ExPEC of public health importance may be carried in dog feces and cause extraintestinal infections in some dogs. (C) 2015 Institut Pasteur. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)266-274
Number of pages9
JournalMicrobes and Infection
Volume17
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli
  • Fluoroquinolone-resistant
  • Extended-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant
  • Phylogenetic group D
  • SPECTRUM BETA-LACTAMASES
  • COMPANION ANIMALS
  • MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION
  • DOGS
  • EMERGENCE
  • POPULATIONS
  • O25B-ST131
  • NORTHWEST
  • VIRULENCE
  • CTX-M-15

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