TABLE 5.
Analysis of the insertion of the LEE into selC and pheU
| Strain | O group | H typea | Intimin type | Presence of a signal of the size expected for the LEE with the indicated primer pair inb:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intact selC (K260-K261 [527 bp]) | Right junction of selC (K255-K260 [418 bp]) | Intact selC (K260-K295 [2,173 bp]) | Left junction of selC (K295-K296 [405 bp]) | Intact pheU (K913-K914 [303 bp]) | ||||
| ECA34 | O5 | ND | β | − | − | − | − | − |
| ECA36 | O5 | ND | β | − | − | − | − | − |
| ECA37 | O5 | ND | β | − | − | − | − | − |
| ECA38 | O5 | ND | β | − | − | − | − | − |
| ECA43 | O5 | ND | β | − | − | − | − | − |
| CH123 | O5 | H− | β | − | − | − | − | − |
| CH023 | O+ | H+ | ɛ | − | − | − | − | − |
| CH087 | O103 | H2 | ɛ | + | − | + | − | − |
| CH089 | O103 | H2 | ɛ | + | − | + | − | − |
| CH071 | O157 | H26 | β | − | + | − | − | + |
| CH075 | O157 | H7 | γ | − | + | − | + | + |
| CHVi-1 | O157 | H7 | γ | − | − | − | + | + |
| CH1898 | O157 | H7 | γ | − | − | − | + | + |
| EDL933 | O157 | H7 | γ | − | + | − | + | + |
a
ND, not determined.
b
The presence and absence of a signal of the expected size with the indicated primer pairs are noted as + and −, respectively.