Therefore, the largest reservoir of E. However, there is a high percentage of APEC isolates that are untypeable [4]. The virulence factors associated with colibacillosis include the possession of large transmissible virulence plasmids, as well as the ability to resist phagocytosis and serum killing [4]. Age of the host also plays a role in the pathogenicity of E.
Younger birds that do not have an established microflora are more susceptible to infection [2]. There are other risk factors that increase the likelihood of a colibacillosis infection as well. The E. Thorough cleaning, the prevention of overcrowding, and good ventilation are all important steps to prevent the spread of the illness [2][5].
Fecal contamination of eggs is the most common form of transmission [2]. Dusty and dry conditions allow the bacteria to survive on surface for long periods of time, and to combat this, water and moisture can be pumped into the houses [2].
Contaminated water and rodent dropping are other ways the disease is transmitted [2]. Pathogenic strains of E. These strains have acquired virulence factors through horizontal gene transfer and some are also opportunists that infect already immunocompromised mammals [2]. The virulent factors they have acquired are genes that are iron-related, toxin-related, and adhesion-related [2].
Iron-related genes encode for iron acquisition mechanisms which are significantly less common in commensal E. The reason for this is not entirely understood, but it is believed that iron acquisition is an important part of pathogenesis in E. Toxin-related genes include the gene stx1 which encodes for shiga toxins that inhibit protein synthesis and the gene cdtB which encodes for a toxin that blocks mitosis [2]. Adhesion-related genes allow the pathogenic E.
These genes include the pap pilus and s fimbrial operons which both encode for pilus tip adhesion [2]. Treatment is still an emerging field in colibacillosis studies. Most treatments do not focus on already occurring colibacillosis infections, rather in the prevention of the disease.
Competitive exclusion is also being studied [5]. This involves inoculating newly hatched chicks with normal bacterial flora and determining if they are better able to fight off colibacillosis infections [5]. Other treatments include antibiotics and attempts to control the resulting infections [4]. Experimental vaccines have been shown to protect against some colibacillosis causing serogroups [4] , but this is still an active area of study.
The large diversity among APEC strains pose limits on the potential of an overarching vaccination [5]. Growing concern about antibiotic resistance has also affected the way colibacillosis is being treated [2]. This increasing rate of resistance poses a real threat to clinicians and famers around the world [10].
The declining use of antibiotics for colibacillosis prevention has left the field of treatment open to new studies [2]. Alternative methods for treatment such as prebiotics, probiotics, enzymes and anti-inflammatory drugs are being investigated [2]. Escherichia coli - Wikipedia en. People also ask. Escherichia coli. The harmless strains are part of the normal microbiota of the gut, and can benefit their hosts by producing vitamin K2, and preventing colonization of the intestine with pathogenic bacteria, having a symbiotic relationship.
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