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. 2011 Feb 11;77(7):2201–2208. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01920-10

TABLE 2.

Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of O157 STEC strains

E. coli strain Serotype Origina PCRb
RT-PCRc
Fimbria expression
Cellulosef Biofilm formation
Phylogenetic groupg
fimH csgA and crl flu cah ehaAα ehaAβ Ag43 Cah EhaA Curlid T1Fe 28°C 37°C 28°C 37°C
581/1 O157:H7 C + + + + + NT + + + D
691/1 O157:H7 C + + + + NT + + + + + D
1728/1 O157:H7 C + + + + + NT + + + + + D
1770/1 O157:H7 C + + + + + NT NT D
2004/1 O157:H7 C + + + + NT + D
B1/1 O157:H7 C + + + + + NT + NT D
B18/1 O157:H7 C + + + + + NT NT D
339/02 O157:H7 C + + + + + + + + D
393/01 O157:H7 C + + + + + NT NT D
GC 148 O157:H7 C + + + + + NT + + + + + D
YB 20 O157:H7 C + + + + + NT + + + + D
+
143/05 O157:H7 HUS + + + + + NT NT D
337/01 O157:H7 BD + + + + + NT NT + D
385/01 O157:H7 BD + + + + + NT NT + D
156/90 O157:H7 D + + + + + NT D
255/03 O157:H7 BD + + + + + NT NT D
622/03 O157:H7 BD + + + + + NT NT + A
102/97 O157:H7 W + + + + + NT + D
Total no. of strains (%) 18 18 (100) 18 (100) 1 (6) 17 (94) 17 (94) 18 (100) 1 (6) 5 (28) 0 8 (44) 5 (28) 8 (44) 3 (17) 0
a

C, cattle; D, humans with diarrhea; BD, humans with bloody diarrhea; HUS, humans with hemolytic-uremic syndrome; W, nontreated water.

b

No differences were observed between curli+ and curli variants among gene sequences detected by PCR.

c

RT-PCR was performed only when the corresponding PCR result was positive. NT, not tested.

d

Detection of curli on CFA agar plates containing Congo red dye: +, red, curli-expressing colonies; −, white, non-curli-expressing colonies. Some strains presented both curli+ and curli colonies which were purified, and the two variants were tested separately.

e

MSHA assay using guinea pig erythrocytes.

f

Cellulose production after growth on Calcofluor plates was indicated as follows: +, fluorescent colonies; −, nonfluorescent colonies.

g

Phylogenetic groups: A, chuA and TSPE4.C2 negative; D, chuA+ and yjaA negative.