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. 2003 Nov;71(11):6526–6533. doi: 10.1128/IAI.71.11.6526-6533.2003

TABLE 1.

E. coli strains used in this study

Group	Strain	Serotype	eae gene	stx genotype	Source	Reference(s)
A	86-24	O157:H7	+	stx₂	P. Tarr	8, 28
B	E32511/HSC/L	O157:H⁻	+	stx_2c		17
C	3024-94	O104:H21	−	stx_{2d-activatable}	CDC^a	4
D	B2F1	O91:H21		stx_{2d1-activatable}	M. Karmali	18
				stx_{2d2-activatable}		30
E	B2F1 (plasmid cured)	O91:H21	−	stx_{2d1-activatable}	A. D. O'Brien	40
				stx_{2d2-activatable}
F	B2F1 Stx2d2-activatable⁺	O91:H21	−	stx_{2d1-activatable}::cat	A. D. O'Brien	43
				stx_{2d2-activatable}
G	B2F1 Stx2d1-activatable⁺	O91:H21	−	stx_{2d1-activatable}	A. D. O'Brien	43
				stx_{2d2-activatable}::cat
H	123 (control)	O43:H28	−	NA^b		7, 32

^a

CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

^b

NA, not applicable.