TABLE 5.
Molecular characteristics of food-borne STEC strains originating from the same samplesb
| Sample | Strain | Serotype | Origin | stx type(s) | eae | hlyA | nleA | subAB | cdt-V | cif | espP | iha | efa1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | TS05/07 | OR:H29 | Minced meat (mixed) | 2, 2-O118 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | − |
| TS06/07 | O116:NM | Minced meat (mixed) | 2g | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | |
| B | TS14/08 | O153:NM | Minced meat (pork) | 2a | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| TS15/08 | ONT:H4 | Minced meat (pork) | 2a | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | |
| C | TS18/08 | O113:H21 | Minced meat (mixed) | 2 | − | + | − | + | + | − | − | + | − |
| TS19/08 | O113:H21 | Minced meat (mixed) | 2 | − | + | − | − | + | − | − | + | − | |
| TS30/08 | O113:H21 | Minced meat (mixed) | 2 | − | + | − | + | + | − | + | + | − | |
| D | TS20/08 | O153:HNT | Minced meat (mixed) | 1, 2 | − | + | − | + | − | − | + | + | − |
| TS21/08 | O113:H21 | Minced meat (mixed) | 2EC-1586 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | − | |
| E | TS24/08 | O178:H19 | Minced meat (beef) | 1, 2 | − | + | − | − | − | − | − | + | − |
| TS22/08 | O178:H19 | Minced meat (beef) | 1, 2 | − | + | − | − | − | − | + | + | − | |
| TS23/08 | O113:H21 | Minced meat (beef) | 2EC-1586 | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | − |
a
stx2 gene was not subtypeable.
b
+, present; −, absent.