Table 2. Strains of the HUSEC collection representing all serotypes of HUS-associated EHEC strains isolated in Germany, 1996–2006*.
| Strain | Original | Year of isolation | Serotype | ST (CC) | eae | stx 1 | stx2† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUSEC001 | 05-946 | 2005 | O111:H10 | 43 (10) | – | – | 2 |
| HUSEC002 | 5152/97 | 1997 | Ont:H– | 330 (10) | – | – | 2 |
| HUSEC003 | 6334/96 | 1996 | O157:H7 | 11 (11) | + | – | 2 |
| HUSEC004 | 3072/96 | 1996 | O157:H– | 11 (11) | + | – | 2 |
| HUSEC005 | 2907/97 | 1997 | O55:H7 | 335 (11) | + | – | 2 |
| HUSEC006 | 5376/99 | 1999 | O157:H– | 587 (11) | + | – | 2 |
| HUSEC007 | 7382/96 | 1996 | O103:H2 | 17 (20) | + | – | 2 |
| HUSEC008 | 2791/97 | 1997 | O103:H– | 17 (20) | + | – | 2 |
| HUSEC009 | 6833/96 | 1996 | OR:H2 | 17 (20) | + | – | 2 |
| HUSEC010 | 1805/00/A | 2000 | O119:H2 | 20 (20) | + | 1 | – |
| HUSEC011 | 2516/00 | 2000 | O111:H8 | 16 (29) | + | 1 | 2 |
| HUSEC012 | 6037/96 | 1996 | O111:H– | 16 (29) | + | 1 | 2 |
| HUSEC013 | 2245/98 | 1998 | O26:H11 | 21 (29) | + | 1 | – |
| HUSEC014 | 5080/97 | 1997 | O26:H– | 21 (29) | + | 1 | 2 |
| HUSEC015 | 126814/98 | 1998 | OR:H11 | 21 (29) | + | 1 | 2 |
| HUSEC016 | 5028/97 | 1997 | Ont:Hnt | 21 (29) | + | 1 | – |
| HUSEC017 | 3319/99 | 1999 | O26:H11 | 27 (29) | + | 1 | 2 |
| HUSEC018 | 1530/99 | 1999 | O26:H11 | 29 (29) | + | – | 2 |
| HUSEC019 | 1588/98 | 1998 | OR:H11 | 29 (29) | + | 1 | – |
| HUSEC020 | 3271/00 | 2000 | O26:H11 | 396 (29) | + | – | 2 |
| HUSEC021 | 0488/99 | 1999 | O145:H28 | 32 (32) | + | – | 2 |
| HUSEC022 | 4557/99 | 1999 | O145:H– | 137 (32) | + | – | 2 |
| HUSEC023 | 1169/97/1 | 1997 | O112:H– | 40 (40) | – | – | 2dact |
| HUSEC024 | 2996/96 | 1996 | O73:H18 | 69 (69) | – | – | 2dact |
| HUSEC025 | 06-05009 | 2006 | O55:Hnt | 101 (101) | – | 1 | – |
| HUSEC026 | 99-09355 | 1999 | O113:H21 | 56 (155) | – | – | 2dact |
| HUSEC027 | 03-07727 | 2003 | O163:H19 | 679 (469) | – | – | 2dact |
| HUSEC028 | 03-06687 | 2003 | O128:H2 | 25 (NA) | – | 1c | 2d |
| HUSEC029 | 4256/99 | 1999 | O70:H8 | 39 (NA) | + | – | 2 |
| HUSEC030 | 05-03519 | 2005 | O98:H– | 306 (NA) | – | 1 | – |
| HUSEC031 | 7792/96 | 1996 | OR:H– | 306 (NA) | + | 1 | – |
| HUSEC032 | 2441/98 | 1998 | O136:Hnt | 329 (NA) | – | 1c | 2 |
| HUSEC033 | 4392/97 | 1997 | O145:H25 | 342 (NA) | + | – | 2 |
| HUSEC034 | 3332/99 | 1999 | O91:H21 | 442 (NA) | – | 1 | 2+2dact |
| HUSEC035 | 1529/98 | 1998 | O121:H19 | 655 (NA) | + | – | 2 |
| HUSEC036 | 2839/98 | 1998 | O145:H– | 659 (NA) | + | 1 | 2c |
| HUSEC037 | 02-03885 | 2002 | O104:H21 | 672 (NA) | – | 1 | 2+2dact |
| HUSEC038 | 3356/97/B | 1997 | Ont:H21 | 672 (NA) | – | 1 | 2dact |
| HUSEC039 | 3651/96 | 1996 | O76:H19 | 675 (NA) | – | 1c | – |
| HUSEC040 | 220/00 | 2000 | O174:H21 | 677 (NA) | – | – | 2c |
| HUSEC041 | 01-09591 | 2001 | O104:H4 | 678 (NA) | – | – | 2 |
*HUSEC, hemolytic uremic syndrome–associated enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli; EHEC, enterohemorrhagic E. coli. For each serotype, the multilocus sequence type (ST) and the corresponding clonal complex (CC) are given in accordance to the E. coli multilocus sequence typing website (http://web.mpiib-berlin.mpg.de/mlst/dbs/Ecoli). Furthermore, the presence (+, present; – absent) of the intimin gene (eae), the Shiga toxin gene (stx), and its subtype(s) are specified. nt, not typeable by the O and H antisera used; H–, nonmotile; OR, O rough (autoagglutinable strain); NA, not assigned. †2dact, stx2d-activatable.