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. 2008 Oct;72(5):444–448.

Table III.

Serogroup, variants of LEE genes, and VT type of AEEC strains isolated from goats

	Number of strains	Gene and variant					Type of VT^b
Source and serogroup	Number of strains	eae^b	tir	espA	espB^b	espD	Type of VT^b
Healthy goats
O2^a	1	γ2/θ	γ2/θ	NT	α	NT
O3	4	β1	β1	β1	β	β1
O4^a	3	β1	β1	β1	β	β1
O15^a	1	β1	β1	β1	β	β1
O35	1	γ2/θ	γ2/θ	NT	α	NT
O55^a	2	γ1	γ1	γ1	γ	γ1
O56^a	1	β2	α1	β2	α	NT
O76	1	ɛ	β1	NT	β	β1
O91	1	γ2/θ	γ2/θ	NT	α	NT
O121	5	ɛ	β1	NT	β	β1
O127	1	γ2/θ	γ2/θ	NT	α	NT
O128	1	γ2/θ	γ2/θ	NT	α	NT
O145^a	2	γ1	γ1	NT	γ	γ1
O149	2	ρ	NT	NT	β	NT
O153^a	3	β1	β1	β1	β	β1
O153^a	2	γ2/θ	γ2/θ	NT	α	NT
O153	1	ɛ	β1	NT	β	β1
O156	1	ζ	α1	NT	α	NT	1
NT	1	β1	β1	β1	β	β1
Diarrheic goat kids
O3	2	β1	β1	β1	β	β1
O153^a	2	β1	β1	β1	β	β1
O163	2	β1	β1	β1	β	β1
NT	1	β1	β1	β1	β	β1

NT — Not typable.

^a

Serogroups and variants of eae previously found in atypical EPEC strains from humans with diarrhea or other gastrointestinal alterations (14).

^b

Cid et al (6), Orden et al (9), Yuste et al (13).