Edwardsiella tarda isolated in Israel between 1961 and 1980

Abstract

Edwardsiella tarda was isolated from patients, water tortoises (Clemmys caspica), and samples of water from Lake Kinnereth, the river Jordan, well water, and sewage water. Of the 53 isolates, 35 belonged to completely identified serotypes, among them 7 new ones. Fourteen cultures had O antigens, and one had an H antigen, different from those previously described. Three serotypes isolated from patients were also found in other sources: water tortoises, lake water, or both.

Seasonal recovery of Edwardsiella piscicida from wild European eels and natural waters: Isolation methods, virulence and reservoirs

“…An identical experiment was performed using selenite cystine (SC) broth (Oxoid) for the enrichment procedure. The SC-enrichment has been employed by White et al (1973) and Sechter et al (1983) for the isolation of Edwardsiella from aquatic animals and surface waters.…”

“…Besides fish isolates, classical E. tarda species is recognized as a human pathogen that may cause gastrointestinal and extraintestinal infections (Janda & Abbott, 1993) associated with aquatic environment exposure (Lehane & Rawlin, 2000;Vandepitte, Lemmens, & De Swert, 1983). Thus, searching for E. tarda reservoirs in aquatic animals and natural waters using enrichment culture procedures has been mostly a matter of Public Health (Sechter et al, 1983;Van Damme & Vandepitte, 1980;Wyatt, Nickelson, & Vanderzant, 1979).…”

Monitoring the Starvation–Survival Response of Edwardsiella piscicida and E. tarda in Freshwater Microcosms, at Various Temperatures

“…The search for Edwardsiella reservoirs in wild aquatic vertebrates and natural surface waters has primarily been a public health issue [ 6 , 7 ] because E. tarda cause water- and foodborne infection in humans [ 2 ]. To date, the Edwardsiella have been effectively isolated from diseased aquatic vertebrates [ 8 , 9 , 10 ] and, to a lesser extent, from “healthy carriers” [ 6 , 10 , 11 ].…”

In Silico Homology Modeling and Epitope Prediction of Outer Membrane Protein OMP W, A Potential Vaccine Candidate against Edwardsiella tarda

“…Edwardsiella tarda (E. tarda) is a Gram negative, motile, short, rod-shaped bacterium (1 μm in diameter and 2-3 μm long) belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae. The host range of the pathogen includes human beings, fresh water and salt water fishes, snakes (Czirják et al, 2008), tortoises (Sechter et al, 1983), crocodiles (Revol, 1995), seals (Thornton et al, 1998) and frogs (Sharma et al, 1974). Edwardsiella has been implicated in gastroenteritis in humans (Spencer et al, 2008) and in bacteremic infections that include liver abscesses (Manchanda et al, 2006) and peritonitis with sepsis (Clarridge et al, 1980).…”