Escherichia coli in animals

ETCHEVERRÍA, A. I.; BENTANCOR, A. B.; KRÜGER, A.; LUCCHESI, P. M. A.

Escherichia coli in the Americas

Springer

Año: 2016; p. 149 - 172

Escherichia coli is the most widely studied bacterium over the world. Itis well-known that E. coli is the predominant non-pathogenic microbiota of warmblood species; however, some strains have developed the ability to cause severediseases. Taking into account the diversity in American countries, this chapterexamines the complex situation of puzzling intestinal pathogenic E. coli , also calleddiarrheagenic , (enteropathogenic E. coli , Shiga toxin-producing E. coli ,enterotoxigenic E. coli , enteroaggregative E. coli , enteroinvasive E. coli , diffuselyadherent E. coli ), and extra-intestinal E. coli (uropathogenic E. coli , neonatalmeningitis-associated E. coli , avian pathogenic E. coli , sepsis-associated E. coli ,mammary pathogenic E. coli , endometrial pathogenic E. coli , and necrotoxigenic E.coli ) in animals. In addition to E. coli- associated animal diseases, the role of carriersand reservoirs is presented, including the last regional references from synanthropicand wild animals. Findings of the last 5 years are discussed and data of the ecoepidemiologyof E. coli is also included. Considering the concept of One Health,which recognizes that health of humans is connected to health of animals and theenvironment, the strategies to diminish illness in human population cannot excludecontrol and vigilance of pathogenic strains in animals. However, in E. coli control,strategies distinguish between those strains that produce animal illness and thosethat affect humans and have an animal reservoir. The different proposed ways to E.coli control are also discussed.