TABLE 3.
Production of ECP by EPEC strains
| Serotype | No. of strains examined | No. ofa:
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| ecpA+ strains | ECP+ strains | ||
| O55:H6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| O86:H2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| O86:H34 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| O86:NM | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| O114:NM | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| O111:H2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| O111:NM | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| O119:H6 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| O127:H6 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| O127:H40 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Total | 30 | 30 (100)b | 19 (63) |
ecpA+, ecpA positive as determined by PCR; ECP+, ECP positive as determined by flow cytometry and IFM.
The numbers in parentheses are percentages.