Rapid Identification of Escherichia coli Pathotypes by Virulence Gene Detection with DNA Microarrays

Author:

Bekal Sadjia12,Brousseau Roland1,Masson Luke1,Prefontaine Gabrielle1,Fairbrother John2,Harel Josée2

Affiliation:

1. Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Montreal, Quebec H4P 2R2

2. Groupe de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses du Porc, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Sainte-Hyacinthe, Québec J2S 7C2, Canada

Abstract

ABSTRACT One approach to the accurate determination of the pathogenic potential (pathotype) of isolated Escherichia coli strains would be through a complete assessment of each strain for the presence of all known E. coli virulence factors. To accomplish this, an E. coli virulence factor DNA microarray composed of 105 DNA PCR amplicons printed on glass slides and arranged in eight subarrays corresponding to different E. coli pathotypes was developed. Fluorescently labeled genomic DNAs from E. coli strains representing known pathotypes were initially hybridized to the virulence gene microarrays for both chip optimization and validation. Hybridization pattern analysis with clinical isolates permitted a rapid assessment of their virulence attributes and determination of the pathogenic group to which they belonged. Virulence factors belonging to two different pathotypes were detected in one human E. coli isolate (strain H87-5406). The microarray was also tested for its ability to distinguish among phylogenetic groups of genes by using gene probes derived from the attaching-and-effacing locus ( espA , espB , tir ). After hybridization with these probes, we were able to distinguish E. coli strains harboring espA , espB , and tir sequences closely related to the gene sequences of an enterohemorrhagic strain (EDL933), a human enteropathogenic strain (E2348/69), or an animal enteropathogenic strain (RDEC-1). Our results show that the virulence factor microarray is a powerful tool for diagnosis-based studies and that the concept is useful for both gene quantitation and subtyping. Additionally, the multitude of virulence genes present on the microarray should greatly facilitate the detection of virulence genes acquired by horizontal transfer and the identification of emerging pathotypes.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

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