Characterization of extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli isolated from captive wild felids with bacteremia

Autor(es)

Carvalho, Vania M. ^[1] ; Osugui, Lika ^[1] ; Setzer, Ariela P. ^[2] ; Lopez, Rodrigo P. G. ^[3] ; Pestana de Castro, Antonio F. ^[4] ; Irino, Kinue ^[5] ; Catao-Dias, Jose L. ^[6]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Paulista, Lab Biol Mol & Celular, BR-04057000 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Autonomous Vet, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[3] Fundacao Parque Zool Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[4] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Ciencias Biomed, BR-05508 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[5] Ctr Bacteriol, Inst Adolfo Lutz, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[6] Univ Sao Paulo, Lab Patol Comparada Anim Selvagens, FMVZ, Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: JOURNAL OF VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION; v. 24, n. 5, p. 1014-1016, SEP 2012.
• Citações Web of Science: 6

Resumo

Diseases caused by extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) in wild felids are rarely reported. Although urinary tract infections are infrequently reported in domestic cats, such infections when present are commonly caused by ExPEC. The present work characterized ExPEC strains isolated from 2 adult felines, a snow leopard (Panthera uncia) and a black leopard (Panthera pardus melas), that died from secondary bacteremia associated with urinary tract infections. Isolates from both animals were classified into the B2 phylogenetic group and expressed virulence genotypes that allowed them to cause severe disease. In addition, strains from the black leopard showed multidrug resistance. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 06/54343-2 - Pesquisa de bactérias em infecções do trato urinário (ITU) de cães e gatos, com especial interesse na caracterização fenotípica e genotípica das Escherichia coli uropatogênicas (UPEC)
• Beneficiário: Vania Maria de Carvalho
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular