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Infection and Immunity, September 1998, p. 4050-4055, Vol. 66, No. 9
0019-9567/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Expression of Mucin-Type Glycoprotein K88 Receptors Strongly Correlates with Piglet Susceptibility to K88+ Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, but Adhesion of This Bacterium to Brush Borders Does Not

David H. Francis,* Philippe A. Grange, David H. Zeman, Diane R. Baker, Ronggai Sun, and Alan K. Erickson

Department of Veterinary Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota 57007-1396

Received 13 February 1998/Returned for modification 31 March 1998/Accepted 4 June 1998

Three antigenic variants of the K88 fimbrial adhesin exist in nature, K88ab, K88ac, and K88ad. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains that produce these fimbriae cause life-threatening diarrhea in some but not all young pigs. The susceptibility of pigs to these organisms has been correlated with the adherence of bacteria to isolated enterocyte brush borders. Whether that correlation holds for multiple K88 variants and over a broad genetic base of pigs is unknown and was the impetus for this study. We also desired to examine the correlation of the expression of a porcine intestinal brush border mucin-type glycoprotein (IMTGP) which binds K88ab and K88ac with the susceptibility of piglets to K88+ ETEC. Of 31 neonatal gnotobiotic pigs inoculated with K88ab+ or K88ac+ ETEC, 13 developed severe diarrhea, became dehydrated, and died or became moribund. Another pig became severely lethargic but not dehydrated. In vitro brush border adherence analysis was not possible for 10 of the severely ill pigs due to colonization by challenge strains. However, of the 17 pigs that did not become severely ill, 8 (47%) had brush borders that supported the adherence of K88ab+ and K88ac+ bacteria in vitro, suggesting a poor correlation between in vitro brush border adherence and piglet susceptibility to K88+ ETEC. By contrast, the expression of IMTGP was highly correlated with susceptibility to K88+ ETEC. Of the 12 pigs that produced IMTGP, 11 developed severe diarrhea. The other pig that produced IMTGP became lethargic but not severely diarrheic. Only 2 of 18 pigs that did not produce IMTGP became severely diarrheic. Colonizing bacteria were observed in histologic sections of intestines from all pigs that expressed IMTGP except for the one that did not develop severe diarrhea. However, colonizing bacteria were observed in histologic sections from only one pig that did not produce IMTGP. The bacterial concentration in the jejuna and ilea of pigs expressing IMTGP was significantly greater (P < 0.005) than that in pigs not expressing IMTGP. These observations suggest the IMTGP is a biologically relevant receptor for K88ab+ and K88ac+ E. coli or a correlate for expression for such a receptor.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Veterinary Science, P.O. Box 2175, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007-1396. Phone: (605) 688-5680. Fax: (605) 688-6003. E-mail: francisd{at}mg.sdstate.edu.

Infection and Immunity, September 1998, p. 4050-4055, Vol. 66, No. 9
0019-9567/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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