ENTEROBACTERIACEAE
Morphology & Identification
Morphology & Identification
Gram-negative non-spore forming rods. When motile, by perit
richous flagella.
Primarily normal flora of gastrointestinal tract. E. coli>Klebsi
ella>Proteus>Enterobacter
Free living, also transient colonizers of skin.
Facultative anaerobes: mixed acid fermentation
All ferment glucose; all reduce nitrates to nitrites; all oxidase
negative.
Lactose fermentation: normal flora positive and pathogens ne
gative.
Primary isolation media include eosin-methylene-blue (EMB)
and MacConkey agar.
Differential selective media for specific organisms including dy
Classification
Classification
~29 genera, over 100 species.
~29 genera, over 100 species.
Antigenic
Antigenic
Structure
Structure
– Most are motile by peritrichous flagella --Most are motile by peritrichous flagella --HH antig antig
ens.
ens.
– Capsule – Capsule – KK antigen (antigen ( ViVi for Salmonella).for Salmonella).
– Cell envelope (wall)Cell envelope (wall)
– LPS (endotoxin) –LPS (endotoxin) – OO antigen. antigen.
– various outer membrane proteins.various outer membrane proteins.
– Pili - various antigen types, some encoded by plasPili - various antigen types, some encoded by plas
mids
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– septicemia, septicemia, – pneumonia, pneumonia,
– meningitismeningitis
– urinary tract infectionsurinary tract infections
Citrobacter Enterobacter Escherichia Hafnia Morganella Providencia Serratia
Opportunistic diseases
Opportunistic diseases
Enterobacteriaceae
Enterobacteriaceae
:
:
gastrointestinal diseases
gastrointestinal diseases
– Escherichia coliEscherichia coli – SalmonellaSalmonella
– ShigellaShigella
• Histocompatibility antigen (HLA) B27Histocompatibility antigen (HLA) B27
– Enterobacteriaceae
*Salmonella *Shigella
*Yersinia
– NotNot EnterobacteriaceaeEnterobacteriaceae *CampylobacterCampylobacter
*ChlamydiaChlamydia
• community acquired
• otherwise healthy people
– Klebsiella pneumoniae
* respiratory diseases * prominent capsule
–urinary tract infection
–fecal contamination *E. coli
*Proteus
– urease (degrades urea)urease (degrades urea) – alkaline urinealkaline urine
Enterobacteriaceae
Enterobacteriaceae
Enterobacteriaceae
•
gram negative facultative anaerobic rods
gram negative facultative anaerobic rods
–
•
E. coli
–
lactose positive
–
not usually identified
–
lactose positive sp. common, healthy intestine
•
Shigella, Salmonella,Yersinia
–
lactose negative
–
identified
Feces
• other sitesother sites
– identified biochemicallyidentified biochemically
Enterobacteriaceae
Serotypes
Serotypes
reference laboratory
reference laboratory
–
antigens
antigens
O (lipopolysaccharide) O (lipopolysaccharide)
H (flagellar) H (flagellar)
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli
Toxins: two types of enterotoxin; Shiga-type
toxin; Enteroaggregative ST-like toxin; Hemolysin s; Endotoxin
Type III secretion system
Adhesions –colonization factors ; both pili or fim
briae ;non-fimbrial factors involved in attachmen t. There are at least 21 different types of adhesion s.
Virulence factors that protect the bacteria from h
ost defenses: Capsule/Iron capturing ability (enter ochelin)
E. coli
E. coli
fimbriae
fimbriae
mannose
mannose
Type 1
Type 1
• galactose galactose
– glycolipids glycolipids – glycoproteins glycoproteins
P
E.coli-urinary tract infection
E.coli-urinary tract infection
E.coli-Meningitis and Sepsis
E.coli-Meningitis and Sepsis
Neonatal meningitis – is the leading cause
of neonatal meningitis and septicemia
with a high mortality rate. Usually
Enteropathogenic
Enteropathogenic
E. coli
E. coli
fever
infant
diarrhea
vomiting
nausea
non-bloody stools
Destruction of surface microvilli
1.
loose attachment mediated by bundle f
orming pili (Bfp);
2.
Stimulation of intracellular calcium lev
el;
Enterotoxigenic
Enterotoxigenic
E. coli
E. coli
A
A
watery diarrhea, nausea, abdominal cr
watery diarrhea, nausea, abdominal cr
amps and low-grade fever for 1-5 days.
amps and low-grade fever for 1-5 days.
T
T
ravellers diarrhea
ravellers diarrhea
and
and
diarrhea in child
diarrhea in child
ren in developing countries
ren in developing countries
Transmission is via contaminated food or
Transmission is via contaminated food or
water.
Enterotoxigenic
Enterotoxigenic
E. coli
E. coli
diarrhea like cholera
diarrhea like cholera
milder
milder
Enterotoxigenic
Enterotoxigenic
E. coli
E. coli
Heat labile toxinHeat labile toxin
– like choleragenlike choleragen
– Adenyl cyclase activated Adenyl cyclase activated
– cyclic AMP cyclic AMP
– secretion water/ionssecretion water/ions
Heat stable toxinHeat stable toxin
– Guanylate cyclase activated Guanylate cyclase activated – cyclic GMPcyclic GMP
E.coli-E.coli-
Enteroinvasive (EIEC)
Enteroinvasive (EIEC)
The organism attaches to the intestinal mucosa v
ia pili
Outer membrane proteins are involved in direct
penetration, invasion of the intestinal cells, and d estruction of the intestinal mucosa.
There is lateral movement of the organism from
one cell to adjacent cells.
Symptoms include fever,severe abdominal cramp
s, malaise, and watery diarrhea followed by scant y stools containing blood, mucous, and pus.
Enteroinvasive
Enteroinvasive
E. coli
E. coli
(EI
(EI
EC
EC
)
)
Dysentery
-
resembles shigellosis
E.coli-E.coli-
c. Enteropathogenic (EPEC)
c. Enteropathogenic (EPEC)
Malaise and low grade fever diarrhea, vomiting,
nausea, non-bloody stools
Bundle forming pili are involved in attachment
to the intestinal mucosa.
This leads to changes in signal transduction in t
he cells, effacement of the microvilli, and to inti mate attachment via a non-fimbrial adhesion c alled intimin.
This is a problem mainly in hospitalized infants
E.coli-E.coli-
d. Enterohemorrhagic (EHEC)
d. Enterohemorrhagic (EHEC)
Hemorrhagic
– bloody, copious diarrhea – few leukocytes
– afebrile
hemolytic-uremic syndrome
– hemolytic anemia
Enterohemorrhagic
Enterohemorrhagic
E. coli
E. coli
•
Usually O157:H7
Enterohemorrhagic
Enterohemorrhagic
E. coli
E. coli
Vero toxin
Vero toxin
–
“
“
shiga-like”
shiga-like”
Hemolysins
Hemolysins
younger than 5 year
Enteroaggregative
Enteroaggregative
E. c
E. c
oli
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a cause of persistent, watery diarrhea with vo
miting and dehydration in infants.
That is autoagglutination in a ‘stacked brick’
arrangement.
the bacteria adheres to the intestinal mucosa
and elaborates enterotoxins (enteroaggregativ
e heat-stable toxin, EAST).
The result is mucosal damage, secretion of la
E.coli-E.coli-
Enteroaggregative (EAggE
Enteroaggregative (EAggE
C)
C)
Mucous associated autoagglutinins cause aggre
gation of the bacteria at the cell surface and res ult in the formation of a mucous biofilm.
The organisms attach via pili and liberate a cyt
otoxin distinct from, but similar to the ST and LT enterotoxins liberated by ETEC.
Symptoms incluse watery diarrhea, vomiting, d
Summary of
Summary of
E.coli
E.coli
str
str
ains that cause gastr
ains that cause gastr
oenteritis.
Sanitary significance
Sanitary significance
Totoal bacterial number: number of bact
Totoal bacterial number: number of bact
eria contained per ml or gm of the sampl
eria contained per ml or gm of the sampl
e; the standard of drinking water is less t
e; the standard of drinking water is less t
han 100.
han 100.
Coliform bacteria index: the number of c
Coliform bacteria index: the number of c
oliform bacteria detected out per 1000 m
oliform bacteria detected out per 1000 m
l sample; the standard of drinking water
l sample; the standard of drinking water
is less than 3
Escherichia coli
Genetically E. coli and Shigella are genetically highly closely related. For practical reasons (primarily to avoid confusion)
they are not placed in the same genus. Not surprisingly there is a lot of overlap between diseases caused by the two organi sms.
1) Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC). Certain serotypes are commonly found associated with infant diarrhea. The use of ge
ne probes has confirmed these strains as different from other groups listed below. There is a characteristic morphological l esion with destruction of microvilli without invasion of the organism that suggests adhesion is important. Clinically one o bserves fever, diarrhea, vomiting and nausea usually with non-bloody stools.
2) Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) produce diarrhea resembling cholera but much milder in degree. Also cause "traveler’s
diarrhea". Two types of plasmid-encoded toxins are produced. a) Heat labile toxins which are similar to choleragen (see c holera section below). Adenyl cyclase is activated with production of cyclic AMP and increased secretion of water and ion s. b) Heat stable toxins; guanylate cyclase is activated which inhibits ionic and water uptake from the gut lumen. Watery d iarrhea, fever and nausea result in both cases.
3) Enteroinvasive E. coli (EIEC) produce dysentery (indistinguishable clinically from shigellosis, see bacillary dysentery
below).
4) Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC). These are usually serotype O157: H7. These organisms can produce a hemorrhagic
colitis (characterized by bloody and copious diarrhea with few leukocytes in afebrile patients). Outbreaks are often caused by contaminated hamburger meat. The organisms can disseminate into the bloodstream producing systemic hemolytic-ure mic syndrome (hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia and kidney failure). Production of Vero toxin (biochemically similar to shiga toxin thus also known as "shiga-like") is highly associated with this group of organisms; encoded by a phage. He molysins (plasmid encoded) are also important in pathogenesis.
As noted above, there are at least 4 etiologically distinct diseases. However, in the diagnostic laboratory generally the gro
Shigella
Shigella
Shigella
S. flexneri, S. boydii, S. sonnei, S.
S. flexneri, S. boydii, S. sonnei, S.
dysenteriae
dysenteriae
–
bacillary dysentery
bacillary dysentery
–
shigellosis
shigellosis
Genral
Genral
features
features
Pili.
Pili.
Most strains can not ferment lactos
Most strains can not ferment lactos
e; S. sonnei can slowly_ ferment lac
e; S. sonnei can slowly_ ferment lac
tose.
tose.
Shigellosis
Shigellosis
within 2-3 days
within 2-3 days
Shiga toxin
Shiga toxin
enterotoxic
enterotoxic
cytotoxic
cytotoxic
inhibits protein synthesis
inhibits protein synthesis
Shigella
Shigella
attachment and penetration
attachment and penetration
WWithin 2-3 daysithin 2-3 days
EEpithelial cell damagpithelial cell damag
e
Clinical significance
Clinical significance
man only "reservoir"
man only "reservoir"
mostly young children
mostly young children
–
fecal to oral contact
fecal to oral contact
–children to adults
children to adults
Clinical significance
Clinical significance
The infective dose required to cause infection is ver
y low (10-200 organisms).
There is an incubation of 1-7 days followed by fever
, cramping, abdominal pain, and watery diarrhea (due to the toxin)for 1-3 days.
This may be followed by frequent, scant stools with
blood, mucous, and pus (due to invasion of intestina l mucosa).
Is is rare for the organism to disseminate.
The severity of the disease depends upon the specie
Immunity
Immunity
Diagnosis of Shigella infection
Diagnosis of Shigella infection
Specimen: stool.
Culture and Identification
Quick immunological methods:
Prevention
Prevention
streptomycin dependent (SD)
Treating shigellosis
Treating shigellosis
manage dehydration
patients respond to antibiotics ,
P
roblem of drug-resistance
Shigella
Shigella (4 species; S. flexneri, S. boydii, S. sonnei, S. dysenteriae) all cause bac
illary dysentery or shigellosis, (bloody feces associated with intestinal pain). T he organism invades the epithelial lining layer, but does not penetrate. Usually , within 2-3 days, dysentery results from bacteria damaging the epithelium lini ng layers of the intestine often with release of mucus and blood (found in the f eces) and attraction of leukocytes (also found in the feces as "pus"). Shiga toxi n (chromosomally encoded) is neurotoxic, enterotoxic and cytotoxic plays a ro le. The toxin inhibits protein synthesis (acting on the 80S ribosome and lysing 28S rRNA). This is primarily a disease of young children occurring by fecal-o ral contact. Adults can catch this disease from children. However it can be tra nsmitted by infected adult food handlers, contaminating food. The source in e ach case is unwashed hands. Man is the only "reservoir".
Patients with severe dysentery are usually treated with antibiotics (e.g. ampici
Salmonella
Salmonella
Salmonellosis may pres
The antigenic structures of salmonellae
The antigenic structures of salmonellae
used in serologic typing
Salmonella
Salmonella
2000 antigenic "types”
2000 antigenic "types”
disease category
disease category
–
S. enteritidis
S. enteritidis
– many serotypesmany serotypes
Virulence factors
Virulence factors
Endotoxin – may play a role in intracellular survival Capsule (for S. typhi and some strains of S. paratyphi) Adhesions – both fimbrial and non-fimbrial
Type III secretion systems and effector molecules – 2 different sy
stems may be found:
– One type is involved in promoting entry into intestinal epithelial cel ls
– The other type is involved in the ability of Salmonella to survive ins ide macrophages
Outer membrane proteins - involved in the ability of Salmonella t
o survive inside macrophages
Flagella – help bacteria to move through intestinal mucous Enterotoxin - may be involved in gastroenteritis
Enteric or typhoid fever
Enteric or typhoid fever
Enteric or typhoid fever occurs when the bacteria lEnteric or typhoid fever occurs when the bacteria l
eave the intestine and multiply within cells of the r
eave the intestine and multiply within cells of the r
eticuloendothelial system.
eticuloendothelial system.
The bacteria then re-enter the intestine, causing gaThe bacteria then re-enter the intestine, causing ga
strointestinal symptoms.
strointestinal symptoms.
Typhoid fever has a 10-14 day incubation period aTyphoid fever has a 10-14 day incubation period a
nd may last for several weeks.
nd may last for several weeks.
Salmonella typhi is the most common species isolatSalmonella typhi is the most common species isolat
ed from this salmonellosis.
ed from this salmonellosis.
HHuman reservoiruman reservoir:carrier state common: CContaminated foodontaminated food::water supply water supply
Typhoid
Typhoid
•acute phase, gastroenteritis acute phase, gastroenteritis
gall bladder
gall bladder
–shedding, weeksshedding, weeks
Septicemia
Septicemia
-occurs 10-14 days
-occurs 10-14 days
– lasts 7 dayslasts 7 days
gastrointenteritis
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Typhoid -Therapy
Typhoid -Therapy
Antibiotics
Antibiotics
–essential
essential
Vaccines
Vaccines
Salmonella
Salmonella
gastroenteritis
gastroenteritis
Salmonella gastroenteritis is the most common Salmonella gastroenteritis is the most common
form of salmonellosis and generally requires an
form of salmonellosis and generally requires an
8-48 hour incubation period and may last from
8-48 hour incubation period and may last from
2-5 days.
2-5 days.
Symptoms include nausea, vomiting and diarrhSymptoms include nausea, vomiting and diarrh
ea
ea ((non-bloody stoolnon-bloody stool)). Salmonella enteritidis is t. Salmonella enteritidis is t he most common isolate.
he most common isolate.
Salmonella
Salmonella
septicemia
septicemia
Salmonella septicemia (bacteremia) may be c
Immunity (
Immunity (
S. typhi
S. typhi
)
)
D
D
iagnosis
iagnosis
A. Specimens
A. Specimens
a) Enteric fever: blood, bone marrow, st
a) Enteric fever: blood, bone marrow, st
ool, urine.
ool, urine.
b) Food poisoning: stool, vomitus, suspe
b) Food poisoning: stool, vomitus, suspe
cted food.
cted food.
c) Septicemia: blood.
c) Septicemia: blood.
B. Culture and identification
B. Culture and identification
Salmonella
Using appropriate antibodies more than 2000 antigenic “types” have been recognized. The
re are, however, only a few types that are commonly associated with characteristic human diseases (most simply referred to as S. enteritidis, S. cholerae-suis and S. typhi).
Salmonellosis, the common salmonella infection, is caused by a variety of serotypes (S. en
teritidis) and is transmitted from contaminated food (such as poultry and eggs). It does not have a human reservoir and usually presents as gastroenteritis (nausea, vomiting and non-bloody stools). The disease is usually self-limiting (2-5 days). Like Shigella they invade t he epithelium and do not produce systemic infection. In uncomplicated cases of salmonell osis, which are the vast majority, antibiotic therapy is not useful. S. cholerae-suis (seen m uch less commonly) causes septicemia after invasion. In this case, antibiotic therapy is req uired. .
The severest form of salmonella infections "typhoid" (enteric fever), caused by Salmonell
Klebsiella
Klebsiella
– NF of GI tract, but potential pathogen in other areas – Virulence factors
Capsule Adhesions
Iron capturing ability
– Clinical significance
Causes pneumonia, mostly in immunocompromised hosts.
Permanent lung damage is a frequent occurrence (rare in o ther types of bacterial pneumonia)
A major cause of nosocomial infections such as septicemia a
Klebsiella
Klebsiella
K. pneumoniae (Friedlander bacilli): may c
K. pneumoniae (Friedlander bacilli): may c
ause primary pneumonia, urinary tract and
ause primary pneumonia, urinary tract and
wound infections, bacteremia, meningitis, et
wound infections, bacteremia, meningitis, et
c.
c.
K. rhinoscleromatis: pathogen of granumat
K. rhinoscleromatis: pathogen of granumat
ous destruction of nose and pharynx.
ous destruction of nose and pharynx.
K. ozaenae: causes chronic atrophic rhinitis
K. ozaenae: causes chronic atrophic rhinitis
.
Proteus
Proteus
General characteristics: “swarming” phenomenon oGeneral characteristics: “swarming” phenomenon o
n nonselective agar
n nonselective agar (P.vulgaris; P.mirabilis and P.my(P.vulgaris; P.mirabilis and P.my xofaciens)
xofaciens)
P.vulgaris strains (OX-19, OX-K, OX-2)have commoP.vulgaris strains (OX-19, OX-K, OX-2)have commo
n antigen with Rickettsia (Weil-Felix test).
n antigen with Rickettsia (Weil-Felix test).