Table 1.
Bacterial strains used in this study.
| Strains | Description | Source or reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43895 (EDL933) | E. coli O157:H7 ATCC 43895, a clinical isolate from ground beef, stx1+/stx2+ | ATCC | ||
| 43894 | E. coli O157:H7 ATCC 43894, a clinical isolate from human stool, stx1+/stx2+ | ATCC | ||
| Sakai | E. coli O157:H7, a clinical isolate, stx1+/stx2+ | Lim et al. (2010), Tatsuno et al. (2001 | ||
| 43894 GFPuv | 43894 carry pCRII-GFPuv and produces strong fluorescence when excited by UV light. AmpR | Laboratory stock | ||
| 43895Δeae | 43895 with intimin gene deletion | Sheng et al. (2006b) | ||
| 43895Δtir | 43895 with Tir gene deletion | Sheng et al. (2006b) | ||
| 43894Δeae | 43894 with intimin gene deletion | This work | ||
| 43894Δtir | 43894 with Tir gene deletion | This work | ||
| WSU180 | E. coli O157:H7, a bovine isolate, stx1+/stx2+ | Rice et al. (2003) | ||
| K-12 | E. coli MG1655 strain | Laboratory stock |
ATCC, American type culture collection, Manassas, VA, USA.