China Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine ›› 2022, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (5): 1977-1984.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2022.05.039

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Isolation,Identification and Pathogenicity Analysis of Escherichia coli from Ducks

DONG Hongyan1, SONG Haigang2, ZHU Shanyuan1, YU Shengqing3, XIE Jun1, HONG Shuangpeng1, GUO Changming1, XU Hai1, GAO Yuexiu1   

  1. 1. Jiangsu Agri-animal Husbandry Vocational College, Taizhou 225300, China;
    2. College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China;
    3. Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 200241, China
  • Received:2021-11-07 Online:2022-05-05 Published:2022-04-29

Abstract: 【Objective】 This study was aimed to understand the distribution and pathogenicity of Escherichia coli from ducks in Jiangsu,Jiangxi and Anhui provinces.【Method】 This study isolated and identified duck derived Escherichia coli from dead ducks in Jiangsu,Jiangxi and Anhui,determined the serotype of duck derived Escherichia coli isolates by PCR combined with slide agglutination,detected 18 virulence genes by PCR,and then carried out the pathogenicity test of ducklings.The growth curve and median lethal dose (LD50) of the strains with strong and weak virulence were determined.【Result】 A total of 74 strains of duck derived Escherichia coli were isolated and identified in this study,1,2,2 and 4 strains were identified as O1,O2,O18 and O78 serotypes respectively,and the rest were not finalized.The identification test of 18 virulence genes showed that positive rates of genes ibeB,yijp,ompA and mat were 97.3%,97.3%,95.95% and 90.54%,respectively.Animal pathogenicity tests showed that 74 strains of Escherichia coli isolates were pathogenic to ducklings at infection dose of 107 CFU/duck,but only 2 strains of isolates caused the death rate of ducklings ≥50%.The growth curve detemination showed that there was no significant difference between 2 strains of virulent isolates and 2 strains of attenuated isolates (P>0.05),and the LD50 of 2 strains of virulent isolates were 104.75and 107.375 CFU,respectively.【Conclusion】 The rate of serotypes O1,O2,O18,O78 in 74 isolates was only 12.16%.The virulence gene spectrum was widely distributed,but only 2 strains of isolates were more virulent.This study laid the foundation for the prevention and control of Escherichia coli from ducks,it was also helpful for studying the relationship among serotypes,virulence genes and pathogenicity.

Key words: Escherichia coli from ducks; serotypes; virulence genes; animal pathogenicity test

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