Isolation and e Biological Characterisation of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) from Chickens in Hanoi

Date Received: 17-06-2025

Date Accepted: 20-04-2026

Date Published: 27-05-2026

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Issue: Vol. 24 No. 5 (2026): Tạp chí Khoa học Nông nghiệp Việt Nam

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CHĂN NUÔI – THÚ Y – THỦY SẢN

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Truong, L., Le, H., Anh, D., Giang, T., & Lam, T. (2026). Isolation and e Biological Characterisation of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) from Chickens in Hanoi. Vietnam Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 24(5), 608–617. https://doi.org/10.31817/tckhnnvn.2026.24.5.03

Isolation and e Biological Characterisation of Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) from Chickens in Hanoi

Le Van Truong 1 , Huynh Thi My Le 1 , Dang Huu Anh (*) , Tran Thi Huong Giang 1 , Truong Quang Lam 1

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  • 1 Khoa Thú y, Học viện Nông nghiệp Việt Nam

    • Keywords

    Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC), virulence-associated genes, multiplex PCR (mPCR), chickens

    Abstract


    Avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) causes colibacillosis in avian species. Virulence-associated genes (VAGs) and pathogenicity islands (PAIs) in APEC play a crucial role in the pathogenicity of this bacterium, leading to severe disease in chickens. In this study, multiplex PCR (mPCR) and PCR reaction were established to identify virulence-associated genes in Escherichia coli (E. coli), including adhesin-related genes (eaeA and tsh), iron acquisition genes (fyuA, iroN and iutA), toxin-related gene (hlyF) and protectins genes (iss and ompT). The results showed that 42 out of 100 (42%) samples were positive for E. coli. The isolated E. coli strains exhibited several biological characteristics, including gram staining, H2S production, indole production, urease, catalase and oxidase tests, as well as the fermentation in TSI medium, consistent with previous studies on E. coli. When evaluating the frequency of virulence-associated genes in E. coli, the ompT gene showed the highest frequency at 90.5%, followed by iutA (85.7%), hlyF (78.6%), iss (64.3%), iroN (61.9%), fyuA (40.5%), tsh (23.8%), and eaeA (16.7%). Among the 42 APEC strains, 33/42 (78.6%) strains harboured combinations of 4 to 7 virulence-associated genes and were classified as APEC, whereas 9/42 (21.4%) isolates carried only a single virulence gene. The biochemical characteristics observed in the APEC isolates were comparable to those reported for the reference strain Escherichia coli ATCC® 25922™.

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