Multiple-host sharing, long-term persistence, and virulence of Escherichia coli clones from human and animal household members

James R Johnson; Connie Clabots; Michael A Kuskowski

doi:10.1128/JCM.00980-08

Multiple-host sharing, long-term persistence, and virulence of Escherichia coli clones from human and animal household members

J Clin Microbiol. 2008 Dec;46(12):4078-82. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00980-08. Epub 2008 Oct 22.

Authors

James R Johnson¹, Connie Clabots, Michael A Kuskowski

Affiliation

¹ Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417, USA. johns007@umn.edu

Abstract

During a 3-year surveillance, six household members (five humans and the family dog) yielded 14 Escherichia coli clones. Virulence genes, group B2, and having caused cystitis (in the mother or dog) corresponded to colonization endpoints (number of samples, colonies, hosts, and dates). The dog's cystitis clone was the most extensively recovered clone.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Animals
Cystitis / microbiology*
Cystitis / veterinary*
Dogs
Escherichia coli / classification*
Escherichia coli / isolation & purification
Escherichia coli / pathogenicity*
Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology*
Escherichia coli Infections / veterinary*
Escherichia coli Proteins / genetics
Family Characteristics
Female
Genotype
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Virulence
Virulence Factors / genetics

Substances

Escherichia coli Proteins
Virulence Factors