Table 2.

Characteristics of GI-associated isolates

ID	STa	Originb	Source	Year isolated	Cladec	Addtional information
F6722	4	AL	Food	1985	2	Food poisoning, diarrheal toxin
F663d	26	NC	Food	1981	1	Outbreak, emetic toxink
F665d	26	NC	Stool	1981	1	Outbreak, emetic toxink
F667d	26	NC	Stool	1981	1	Outbreak, emetic toxink
H3074.97e	26	TX	Stool	1997	1	Outbreak, emetic toxink
H2573.97f	26	England	Food	1997	1	Outbreak, emetic toxink
H2576.97f	26	England	Food	1997	1	Outbreak, emetic toxink
H9310	26	MN	Vomit	2000	1	Outbreak, emetic toxink
H9311	26	MN	Food	2000	1	Outbreak, emetic toxink
H9312	26	MN	Vomit	2000	1	Outbreak, emetic toxink
G9844g	56	NE	Stool	1996	2	Outbreak
G9842g	56	NE	Stool	1996	2	Outbreak, diarrheal toxin
G9843g	56	NE	Stool	1996	2	Outbreak
G2008e	73	PA	Stool	1988	2	Food Poisoning
F666d	92	NC	Stool	1981	1	Outbreak
C1784i	96	FL	Food	1972	2	Diarrhea
C1617	97	NC	Stool	1972	2
F439j	98	MI	Stool	1981	2	Diarrhea, diarrheal toxin
F438j	98	MI	Stool	1981	2	Diarrhea, diarrheal toxin
G2055h	99	PA	Stool	1988	2	Food poisoning, diarrheal toxin
G2054h	120	PA	Food	1988	1	Food poisoning, diarrheal toxin
C1785i	123	FL	Food	1972	1	Diarrhea
C1783i	123	FL	Stool	1972	1	Diarrhea
3297	124	AZ	Stool	1957	2	Food poisoning
F5157	137	CA	Food	1983	2	Food poisoning, diarrheal toxin
F7720	141	NM	Stool	1986	1	Diarrheal toxin
H3076.97e	144	TX	Stool	1997	1	Outbreak, emetic toxink
H3081.97e	144	TX	Food	1997	1	Outbreak, emetic toxink

^a ST = sequence type

^b Country or U.S.A. state abbreviation

^c Clade as described by Priest et al. [28]

^d North Carolina 1981 food outbreak, 18 people, linked to rice

^e Texas 1997 food outbreak, linked to rice

^f England 1997 food outbreak, linked to rice

^g Nebraska food outbreak, three people, source unknown

^h Food poisoning, one person, source unknown

ⁱ Food poisoning linked to one of two food sources tested

^j Different patients, cases linked

^k Presence of emetic toxin genetic determinants were detected by PCR [35].