TABLE 1.
Bacterial strains tested
| Group | Strain no. | Serovar or species | No. of strains |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. enterica | 1 | Oranienburg | 1 |
| 2 | Chester | 1 | |
| 3 | Enteritidis | 1 | |
| 4 | Litchfield | 1 | |
| 5 | Anatum | 1 | |
| 6 | Infantis | 1 | |
| 7 | Istanbul | 1 | |
| 8 | Montevideo | 1 | |
| 9 | Nagoya | 1 | |
| 10 | Newport | 1 | |
| 11 | Saintpaul | 1 | |
| 12 | Senftenberg | 1 | |
| 13 | Typhimurium | 1 | |
| 14 | Virchow | 1 | |
| 15-18 | Typhi | 4 | |
| STEC O157 | 19-27 | H7 (Stx1,2) | 9 |
| 28-30 | H7 (Stx2) | 3 | |
| 31-33 | H−(Stx2) | 3 | |
| STEC O26 | 34-44 | H11 (Stx1) | 11 |
| 45 | H11 (Stx1,2) | 1 | |
| 46,47 | H− (Stx1) | 2 | |
| 48 | H−(Stx1,2) | 1 | |
| STEC O111 | 49-52 | H−(Stx1) | 4 |
| 53 | H− (Stx1,2) | 1 | |
| Shigella spp. | 54 | S. flexneri 2a | 1 |
| 55 | S. flexneri 2b | 1 | |
| 56 | S. flexneri 3a | 1 | |
| 57 | S. sonnei | 1 | |
| 58 | S. boidii 3 | 1 | |
| Nonpathogenic E. coli | 59-73 | 15 |