TABLE 1.
Wild-type STEC strains used for the host range specificity studya
| Serotype of E. colib | No. of strains tested | Plaque assay result (no. of positive results/ no. of strains tested)
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|---|---|---|---|
| LG1 | AR1 | ||
| O2:H5 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| O2:H6 | 2 | 0/2 | 2/2 |
| O3:H2 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| O4:H5 | 1 | 0/1 | 1/1 |
| O5:H− | 1 | 0/1 | 1/1 |
| O6:H− | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| O8:H14 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| O15:H− | 4 | 4/4 | 3/4 |
| O18:H7 | 1 | 0/1 | 1/1 |
| O22:H8 | 2 | 2/2 | 2/2 |
| O26:H− | 6 | 6/6 | 5/6 |
| O26:H11 | 5 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| O38:H21 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| O45:H2 | 2 | 2/2 | 1/2 |
| O48:H21 | 4 | 4/4 | 0/4 |
| O55:H− | 1 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| O55:H6 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| O55:H7 | 3 | 3/3 | 3/3 |
| O55:H9 | 1 | 0/1 | 1/1 |
| O91:H− | 5 | 5/5 | 0/5 |
| O91:H21 | 4 | 3/4 | 1/4 |
| O103:H2 | 4 | 4/4 | 4/4 |
| O111:H− | 5 | 5/5 | 0/5 |
| O111:H8 | 5 | 5/5 | 0/5 |
| O112:H2 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| O113:H2 | 4 | 4/4 | 1/4 |
| O113:H4 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| O114:H4 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| O116:H2 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| O117:H4 | 5 | 0/5 | 0/5 |
| O118:H1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| O118:H3 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| O119:H6 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| O121:H1 | 4 | 4/4 | 1/4 |
| O123:H− | 1 | 0/1 | 1/1 |
| O128:H− | 3 | 2/3 | 2/3 |
| O128:H2 | 5 | 5/5 | 0/5 |
| O139:H− | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| O145:H− | 5 | 0/5 | 5/5 |
| O153:H2 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| O157:H− | 5 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| O157:H1 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| O157:H2 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/1 |
| O157:H7 | 18 | 16/18 | 18/18 |
| O163:H1 | 4 | 3/4 | 0/4 |
| O165:H2 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| OR:H− | 1 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| OR:K48:H− | 1 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| OR:H7 | 1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| OR:H11 | 1 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
a
All strains were obtained from the Canadian Research Institute for Food Safety.
b
“R” in a designation denotes a rough strain.