TABLE 3.
Distributions of stx1, stx2, and ehxA among 213 eae-containing E. coli isolates
| Source | No. of animals or samples (%) | No. (%) of animals or samples containing E. coli isolates positive for:
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| stx1, eae | stx2, eae | stx1, stx2, eae | stx1, eae, ehxA | stx2, eae, ehxA | stx1, stx2, eae, ehxA | eae, ehxA | eae | ||
| Human | 48 (22.5) | 5 (10.4) | 5 (10.4) | 14 (29.1) | 3 (6.2) | 21 (43.7) | |||
| Bovine | 79 (37.1) | 1 (1.2) | 1 (1.2) | 18 (22.7) | 9 (11.3) | 6 (7.5) | 39 (49.3) | 5 (6.3) | |
| Ovine | 86 (40.4) | 2 (2.3) | 1 (1.1) | 11 (12.7) | 1 (1.1) | 5 (5.8) | 50 (58.1) | 16 (18.6) | |
| Total | 213 (100) | 5 (2.3) | 8 (3.7) | 2 (1.0) | 43 (20.2) | 13 (6.1) | 11 (5.2) | 89 (41.8) | 42 (19.7) |