AIMS: To verify the presence of Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 as a natural isolate in swine and to characterize in vitro probiotic properties as well as in vivo persistence in a feeding experiment. METHODS AND RESULTS: During studies on the intestinal microflora of pigs, we isolated E. coli Nissle 1917 sporadically from a pig population over a period of 1 year. The identity of the isolates as E. coli Nissle 1917 was verified by serotyping, Nissle-specific PCR, macrorestriction analysis (pulsed field gel electrophoresis) and the determination of in vitro probiotic properties in invasion and adhesion assays using a porcine intestinal epithelial cell line. Both the E. coli isolates and the E. coli Nissle 1917 strain showed strong reductions in adhesion of porcine enteropathogenic E. coli and invasion of Salmonella typhimurium with epithelial cells in vitro, with a probiotic effect. Screening of five epidemiologically unlinked swine farms and two wild boar groups showed one farm positive for E. coli Nissle 1917. A feeding experiment with four piglets showed viable E. coli Nissle 1917 in the intestine of three animals. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study suggest that the E. coli Nissle 1917 strain is already partially established in swine herds, but the colonization of individual animals is variable. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: We report natural, long-term colonization and transmission of the probiotic E. coli Nissle 1917 strain in a swine herd, characterized individual persistence and colonization properties in swine and established an in vitro porcine intestinal epithelial cell model of probiotic action. The results of this study would have implications in the use of this strain as a probiotic in swine and contribute to a better understanding of the individual nature of intestinal bacterial persistence and establishment.
AIMS: To verify the presence of Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 as a natural isolate in swine and to characterize in vitro probiotic properties as well as in vivo persistence in a feeding experiment. METHODS AND RESULTS: During studies on the intestinal microflora of pigs, we isolated E. coli Nissle 1917 sporadically from a pig population over a period of 1 year. The identity of the isolates as E. coli Nissle 1917 was verified by serotyping, Nissle-specific PCR, macrorestriction analysis (pulsed field gel electrophoresis) and the determination of in vitro probiotic properties in invasion and adhesion assays using a porcine intestinal epithelial cell line. Both the E. coli isolates and the E. coli Nissle 1917 strain showed strong reductions in adhesion of porcine enteropathogenic E. coli and invasion of Salmonella typhimurium with epithelial cells in vitro, with a probiotic effect. Screening of five epidemiologically unlinked swine farms and two wild boar groups showed one farm positive for E. coli Nissle 1917. A feeding experiment with four piglets showed viable E. coli Nissle 1917 in the intestine of three animals. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study suggest that the E. coli Nissle 1917 strain is already partially established in swine herds, but the colonization of individual animals is variable. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY: We report natural, long-term colonization and transmission of the probiotic E. coli Nissle 1917 strain in a swine herd, characterized individual persistence and colonization properties in swine and established an in vitro porcine intestinal epithelial cell model of probiotic action. The results of this study would have implications in the use of this strain as a probiotic in swine and contribute to a better understanding of the individual nature of intestinal bacterial persistence and establishment.
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