Table 5.
Escherichia coli O serotyping and biochemicals for EIEC
|
Serotype |
Mucate fermentation |
Acetate utilization |
Salicin fermentation |
Esculin hydrolysis |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Positive |
Negative |
Positive |
Negative |
Positive |
Negative |
Positive |
Negative |
|
|
O120 ( n=4) |
3 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
O98 (n=3) |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
O7 (n=3) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
O26 (n=1) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
O84 (n=1) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
O86 (n=1) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
O105 (n=1) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
O18 (n=1) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Untypeable (n=7) |
5 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
3 |