Table 4

Characteristics of the reference strains used in the present study

Strain

Pathotype

Serotype

ST

VAG

Adhesion pattern

ESBL phenotype

stx2

terD

stx1

pAA

aggR

astA

bfpA

escV


HUSEC041

STEC

O104:H4

ST678

+

+

-

+

+

-

-

-

AA

negative

RKI II-2027

STEC

O104:H4

ST678

+

+

-

+

+

-

-

-

AA

positive

EDL933

STEC

O157:H7

ST11

+

-

+

-

-

-

-

+

LA

negative

17-2

EAEC

O3:H2

ST10

-

+

-

+

+

+

-

-

AA

negative

E2348/69

EPEC

O127:H6

ST15

-

+

-

-

-

-

+

+

LA

negative


ST: Sequence Type; STEC: Shiga toxin producing E. coli; EAEC: Enteroaggregative E. coli; EPEC: Enteropathogenic E. coli; AA: aggregative adhesion; LA: localized adhesion

Wieler et al. Gut Pathogens 2011 3:17   doi:10.1186/1757-4749-3-17

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