Characterization of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 00B015: a Shiga toxin producing but virulence-attenuated isolate

Can J Microbiol. 2010 Aug;56(8):651-6. doi: 10.1139/w10-049.

Abstract

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) causes a wide range of systematic diseases in human and animals in 2 main ways: (1) production of Shiga toxin (Stx) and (2) induction of actin polymerization characterized by attaching and effacing (A/E) lesions. Stx is commonly targeted in the development of drugs and vaccines to control EHEC infection for its indispensible contribution to EHEC pathogenesis. In this study, we isolated a Stx-producing EHEC O157:H7 isolate 00B015 and found that its ability to induce actin polymerization was impaired. In addition, it reduces pathogenicity and decreases mortality in mice. Our results report a Stx-producing but virulence-attenuated EHEC isolate 00B015 and suggest that the formation of actin polymerization may help Stx-induced pathogenesis and have a more important contribution in EHEC infections.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Actins / metabolism
  • Adhesins, Escherichia coli / immunology
  • Animals
  • Escherichia coli Infections / immunology
  • Escherichia coli Infections / pathology*
  • Escherichia coli O157 / isolation & purification
  • Escherichia coli O157 / pathogenicity*
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics*
  • Escherichia coli Proteins / physiology
  • HeLa Cells
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Protein Multimerization
  • Shiga Toxin / genetics*
  • Shiga Toxin / immunology
  • Virulence Factors / immunology*

Substances

  • Actins
  • Adhesins, Escherichia coli
  • Escherichia coli Proteins
  • Virulence Factors
  • Shiga Toxin