Enterobacteriaceae Flashcards
Enterobacteriaceae - members (8), morphology, metabolic requirements & habitat
Escherichia, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Serratia, Citrobacter, Salmonella, Proteus, Yersinia
Gram - rods
Facultative anaerobes
Saprophytes or commensal of GIT/UGT
Colibacillosis - agent + VFs (4)
Escherichia coli
O Ag = LPS sugars
K Ag = capsule
H Ag = flagella
F Ag = fimbria (attachment proteins)
Colibacillosis - clinical manifestations
Enteritis = ETEC > EPEC/EHEC > EIEC/EAEC
- diarrhoea ± enterotoxaemia, oedema disease, bacteraemia
Extra-intestinal E. coli:
- Mastitis (cows)
- Pyometra (dogs)
- Respiratory colibacillosis (birds)
- Septicaemia
- UTIs
Enteritis via ETEC - VFs (2)
Fimbriae K88/K99 etc. = attachment to cilia
Enterotoxins = heat labile (LT)/heat stable (ST)
ETEC enteritis - pathogenesis
Agent ingested (by young esp)
> attach to cilial receptors via fimbriae
> enterotoxin =↑ adenylate cyclase in epithelial cells = ↑ cAMP
> Dysreg of ion pump
> Electrolyte loss into GI lumen
> secretory diarrhoea
> dehydration/death
ETEC enteritis - host factors (2)
Receptor prevalence ∝ sp. + age
- Po = K88/P987
- Rum = K99/F41
- ↓ receptor prevalence w age
Anti-fimbriae Ab is protective (colostrum/milk)
ETEC enteritis - mgt factors (2)
Intensive conditions = ↑ environmental contam
↓ body T = ↓ gut motility
ETEC enteritis - immunity, tx, dx
Fimbrial vax (po/bo)
Supportive therapy only - don’t use antimicrobials
isolate agent + show toxin elaboration potential
EPEC/EHEC enteritis - pathogenesis
Agent ingestion (poorly cooked meat)
> attachment via pilus
> type III secretion system delivers Tir into epithelial cell membranes = actin reorganisation = shape change + attachment
> EHEC secretes shiga-like toxin (↑ vasc perm) = epithelial dmg + enterotoxaemia
> haemolytic-uraemic syndrome
EIEC enteritis - pathogenesis
Enteroinvasive E. coli
Agent ingested
> invades GI epithelial cells + replicates
> cell lysis = colonic ulceration
EAEC enteritis - pathogenesis
Enteraggregative E. coli
Agent ingested
> attachment via fimbriae + aggretation on epithelial surface
> enterotoxin + Fe-binding gene elaborated
Oedema disease - agent + pathogenesis
E. coli (VTEC)
Ingestion + colonisation of intestine > oedema disease toxin into circ > ↑ vasc perm of small aa. (GI/subQ/brain) > oedema > death w neuro signs
Oedema disease - VFs (2)
Toxin-EDP = disrupts cellular protein synthesis
Specific fimbriae/adhesins
Oedema disease - host factors (2)
Weanling pigs w loss of lactogenic immunity
Assoc w rapid growth, change in diet, mild diarrhoea
Gram negative mastitis - agent + origin
E. coli
Environmental organism
Gram neg mastitis - mgt factors (3)
Poor milking hygiene
Vacuum fluctuations
Poor intramammary prep admin at drying off
Respiratory disease in birds - agent + VFs(3)
Avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC)
Adhesins = colonise RT
Fe-scavenging systems
Complement resistance