Table 2.
Virulence genes and serotypes of 142 E. coli O26 sheep isolates
Serotype | No. of isolates | No. of isolates carrying gene(s) |
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stx1, stx2 | eae | bfpA | astA | ||
O26:H4 | 1 | ||||
O26:H7 | 1 | ||||
O26:H8 | 1 | 1 | |||
O26:H11 | 129 | 7 (4 stx1, 3 stx2) | 129 | 1 | |
O26:H18 | 1 | ||||
O26:H19 | 1 | ||||
O26:H21 | 5 | 2 | |||
O26:H31 | 1 | ||||
O26:H41 | 2 |