TY - JOUR AU - Martins, Rodrigo Prado AU - da Silva, Maria Cristina AU - Dutra, Valeria AU - Nakazato, Luciano AU - Leite, Domingos da Silva PY - 2010/07/19 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Prevalence of enterotoxigenic and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in pigs slaughtered in Mato Grosso, Brazil JF - The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries JA - J Infect Dev Ctries VL - 5 IS - 02 SE - Brief Original Articles DO - 10.3855/jidc.1217 UR - https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/21389592 SP - 123-127 AB - <p>Introduction: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of enterotoxigenic <em>Escherichia coli</em> (ETEC) and Shiga toxin-producing <em>Escherichia coli</em> (STEC) strains in pigs slaughtered in abattoirs located in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.</p> <p>Methodology: Intestinal samples from 74 animals were aseptically dissected and lumen content was plated on MacConkey agar. Confluent colonies from each plate were screened for the presence of ETEC and STEC strains by PCR assays.</p> <p>Results: It was verified that the prevalence of STEC and ETEC carriers was 1.35% and 9.46% respectively. One (1.35%) of the 74 samples tested was positive for the stx2 gene, and seven (9.46%) for st1, of which two (2.70%) were also positive for lt1.</p> <p>Conclusion: The results provided represent a benchmark for future research on pathogenic <em>E. coli</em> of porcine origin in Mato Grosso. </p><br /> ER -